diff --git a/src/packet_io/dumpfile_io.cpp b/src/packet_io/dumpfile_io.cpp
index a16a217..d19585c 100644
--- a/src/packet_io/dumpfile_io.cpp
+++ b/src/packet_io/dumpfile_io.cpp
@@ -136,15 +136,24 @@ static void *dumpfile_thread(void *arg)
     }
     else // PACKET_IO_DUMPFILELIST
     {
-        FILE *fp = fopen(handle->dumpfile_path, "r");
-        if (fp == NULL)
+        FILE *fp = NULL;
+        if (strcmp(handle->dumpfile_path, "-") == 0)
         {
-            PACKET_IO_LOG_ERROR("unable to open dumpfile list: %s", handle->dumpfile_path);
-            goto erro_out;
+            PACKET_IO_LOG_ERROR("dumpfile list is empty");
+            fp = stdin;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fp = fopen(handle->dumpfile_path, "r");
+            if (fp == NULL)
+            {
+                PACKET_IO_LOG_ERROR("unable to open dumpfile list: %s", handle->dumpfile_path);
+                goto erro_out;
+            }
         }
 
         char line[PATH_MAX];
-        while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp))
+        while (ATOMIC_READ(&handle->io_thread_need_exit) == 0 && fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp))
         {
             if (line[0] == '#')
             {
@@ -159,7 +168,10 @@ static void *dumpfile_thread(void *arg)
 
             dumpfile_handler(handle, line);
         }
-        fclose(fp);
+        if (fp != stdin)
+        {
+            fclose(fp);
+        }
     }
 
 erro_out: