--- a/ReadEvalPrintLoop.st	Tue Nov 08 11:42:02 2016 +0100
+++ b/ReadEvalPrintLoop.st	Tue Nov 08 14:38:17 2016 +0100
@@ -520,7 +520,10 @@
             chunk := lines asStringWith:Character cr.
         ].
 
-        (chunk notEmptyOrNil and:[chunk withoutSeparators notEmpty]) ifTrue:[
+        (chunk notEmptyOrNil 
+          and:[chunk withoutSeparators notEmpty
+          and:[chunk withoutSeparators ~= '.']]
+        ) ifTrue:[
             "abortAll is handled, but not asked for here!!"
             AbortAllOperationRequest handle:[:ex |
                 error nextPutLine:('Evaluation aborted: ', ex description)