diff --git a/zuul/lib/gerrit.py b/zuul/lib/gerrit.py
index 799459d..5aad953 100644
--- a/zuul/lib/gerrit.py
+++ b/zuul/lib/gerrit.py
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@
             lines = out.split('\n')
             if not lines:
                 return False
-            data = [json.loads(line) for line in lines[:-1]]
+            data = [json.loads(line) for line in lines
+                    if "sortKey" in line]
             if not data:
                 return False
             self.log.debug("Received data from Gerrit query: \n%s" %