diff --git a/src/db/db/dbNetlistSpiceReader.cc b/src/db/db/dbNetlistSpiceReader.cc
index 59e9f301f..dd3ade0f8 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbNetlistSpiceReader.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbNetlistSpiceReader.cc
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ NetlistSpiceReader::SpiceReaderStream::close ()
 std::pair<std::string, bool>
 NetlistSpiceReader::SpiceReaderStream::get_line ()
 {
-  if (mp_text_stream->at_end ()) {
+  if (at_end ()) {
     return std::make_pair (std::string (), false);
   }
 
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ NetlistSpiceReader::SpiceReaderStream::source () const
 bool
 NetlistSpiceReader::SpiceReaderStream::at_end () const
 {
-  return mp_text_stream->at_end ();
+  return !m_has_stored_line && mp_text_stream->at_end ();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistReaderTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistReaderTests.cc
index 987c432af..514548686 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistReaderTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistReaderTests.cc
@@ -590,3 +590,24 @@ TEST(15_ContinuationWithBlanks)
     "end;\n"
   );
 }
+
+TEST(16_issue898)
+{
+  db::Netlist nl;
+
+  std::string path = tl::combine_path (tl::combine_path (tl::testdata (), "algo"), "issue-898.cir");
+
+  db::NetlistSpiceReader reader;
+  tl::InputStream is (path);
+  reader.read (is, nl);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ (nl.to_string (),
+    "circuit .TOP ();\n"
+    "  device RES $1 (A=VDD,B=GND) (R=1000,L=0,W=0,A=0,P=0);\n"
+    "  subcircuit FILLER_CAP '0' (VDD=VDD,GND=GND);\n"
+    "end;\n"
+    "circuit FILLER_CAP (VDD=VDD,GND=GND);\n"
+    "  device NMOS '0' (S=GND,G=VDD,D=GND,B=GND) (L=10,W=10,AS=0,AD=0,PS=0,PD=0);\n"
+    "end;\n"
+  );
+}