diff --git a/make.py b/make.py
index fe368ee9eaecd1f2bf3b6ece6d7a37837a8c38ef..824a716498e4f8f277ed91c0b380c878ba854e58 100644
--- a/make.py
+++ b/make.py
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             readme = readfile('README.md', box, lines=True, strip=True)
 
             if '---' in readme:
-                try:
-                    readme = readme[readme.index('---')+1:]
-                except IndexError:
-                    readme = readme[:-1]
+                readme = readme[:readme.index('---')]
 
             readme = readme + ['', '---', '', 'Usage in Vagrantfile:', '```',
                                'config.vm.box = "'+PREFIX+box+'"',