diff --git a/scripts/gate-ownership.sh b/scripts/gate-ownership.sh
index b03d94b..e9c68da 100755
--- a/scripts/gate-ownership.sh
+++ b/scripts/gate-ownership.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ esac
 
 # (pkg<TAB>prefix)-Zeilen aus der STATE.md-Ownership-Tabelle ziehen.
 pairs=$(awk -F'|' '
-  /Datei-Ownership/{f=1; next}
-  f && /^[[:space:]]*$/{f=0}
+  /Datei-Ownership/{f=1; started=0; next}
+  f && started && $0 !~ /^\|/ {f=0}            # erst NACH Tabellenbeginn abbrechen
   f && /^\|/{
+    started=1;
     pkg=$2; paths=$3;
     gsub(/^[ \t]+|[ \t]+$/,"",pkg);
     if(pkg=="" || pkg=="Paket" || pkg ~ /---/ || pkg ~ /…/ || pkg ~ /^_/) next;