diff --git a/admin/dump_votes.py b/admin/dump_votes.py
index 9f1ff71..8b5f0d0 100644
--- a/admin/dump_votes.py
+++ b/admin/dump_votes.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def dump_votes(
             except StopIteration:
                 # Reached the end of one of the files
                 pass
+        return
 
     # if voters_info_path is provided, apply filtering and duplication
     with open(voters_info_path, 'r') as voters_file, \