diff --git a/warc-dump-responses.c b/warc-dump-responses.c
index f769f7c..2a91a2b 100644
--- a/warc-dump-responses.c
+++ b/warc-dump-responses.c
@@ -149,4 +149,8 @@ checkstate:
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (state != STATE_BEFORE_RECORD) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: incomplete record at the end of input\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
 }