diff --git a/lib/exif.js b/lib/exif.js
index eb443de..114a8f1 100644
--- a/lib/exif.js
+++ b/lib/exif.js
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ function readExifTag(tiffMarker, stream) {
 }
 
 function readIFDSection(tiffMarker, stream, iterator) {
+	// make sure we can read nextUint16 byte
+	if (stream.remainingLength() < 2){
+		return;
+	}
 	var numberOfEntries = stream.nextUInt16(), tag, i;
 	for(i = 0; i < numberOfEntries; ++i) {
 		tag = readExifTag(tiffMarker, stream);
@@ -162,4 +166,4 @@ module.exports = {
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};