diff --git a/li.strolch.utils/src/main/java/li/strolch/utils/helper/StringHelper.java b/li.strolch.utils/src/main/java/li/strolch/utils/helper/StringHelper.java
index 2ad1c79c4..4be08d351 100644
--- a/li.strolch.utils/src/main/java/li/strolch/utils/helper/StringHelper.java
+++ b/li.strolch.utils/src/main/java/li/strolch/utils/helper/StringHelper.java
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ public class StringHelper {
 
 			// if no property exists, then log and continue
 			if (property.isEmpty()) {
+				pos = stop;
 				// logger.warn("No system property found for sequence " + sequence);
 				continue;
 			}