diff --git a/openbr/universal_template.cpp b/openbr/universal_template.cpp
index 15ad775..fc72586 100644
--- a/openbr/universal_template.cpp
+++ b/openbr/universal_template.cpp
@@ -55,44 +55,41 @@ static void callAndFree(br_utemplate_callback callback, br_utemplate t, br_callb
     free(t);
 }
 
+static bool read_buffer(FILE *file, char *buffer, size_t bytes, bool eofAllowed)
+{
+    size_t bytesRemaining = bytes;
+    while (bytesRemaining) {
+        const size_t bytesRead = fread(buffer, 1, bytesRemaining, file);
+        buffer += bytesRead;
+        bytesRemaining -= bytesRead;
+
+        if (feof(file)) {
+            if (eofAllowed && (bytesRemaining == bytes))
+                return false;
+            qFatal("Unexpected end of file after reading %d of %d bytes.", int(bytes - bytesRemaining), int(bytes));
+        }
+
+        if (ferror(file)) {
+            perror(NULL);
+            qFatal("Error while reading %d of %d bytes.", int(bytes - bytesRemaining), int(bytes));
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void br_iterate_utemplates_file(FILE *file, br_utemplate_callback callback, br_callback_context context, bool parallel)
 {
     QFutureSynchronizer<void> futures;
     while (true) {
         br_utemplate t = (br_utemplate) malloc(sizeof(br_universal_template));
 
-        int bytesRemaining = sizeof(br_universal_template);
-        while (bytesRemaining > 0) {
-            bytesRemaining -= fread(reinterpret_cast<char*>(t) + sizeof(br_universal_template) - bytesRemaining, 1, bytesRemaining, file);
-
-            if (feof(file)) {
-                if (bytesRemaining == sizeof(br_universal_template)) {
-                    free(t);
-                    return;
-                } else {
-                    qFatal("Unexpected end of file when reading template metadata.");
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (ferror(file)) {
-                perror(NULL);
-                qFatal("Error while reading template metadata.");
-            }
+        if (!read_buffer(file, (char*) t, sizeof(br_universal_template), true)) {
+            free(t);
+            return;
         }
 
         t = (br_utemplate) realloc(t, sizeof(br_universal_template) + t->size);
-        bytesRemaining = t->size;
-        while (bytesRemaining > 0) {
-            bytesRemaining -= fread(&t->data[t->size - bytesRemaining], 1, bytesRemaining, file);
-
-            if (feof(file))
-                qFatal("Unexpected end of file when reading template data.");
-
-            if (ferror(file)) {
-                perror(NULL);
-                qFatal("Error while reading template data.");
-            }
-        }
+        read_buffer(file, (char*) &t->data, t->size, false);
 
         if (parallel) futures.addFuture(QtConcurrent::run(callAndFree, callback, t, context));
         else          callAndFree(callback, t, context);