diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index 0111cb5738..32b6b697b1 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Input::Input(LAMMPS *lmp, int argc, char **argv) : Pointers(lmp)
 
   echo_screen = 0;
   echo_log = 1;
+  eof_return = 0;
 
   label_active = 0;
   labelstr = NULL;
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ void Input::file()
     MPI_Bcast(&n,1,MPI_INT,0,world);
     if (n == 0) {
       if (label_active) error->all(FLERR,"Label wasn't found in input script");
+      if (eof_return) break;
       if (me == 0) {
         if (infile != stdin) {
           fclose(infile);
@@ -1057,6 +1059,11 @@ void Input::include()
       error->one(FLERR,str);
     }
     infiles[nfile++] = infile;
+    eof_return = 1;
+    file();
+    eof_return = 0;
+    nfile--;
+    infile = infiles[nfile-1];
   }
 }