diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 01e3710..6fe0aa8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func parseEnvFile(r io.Reader) []string {
 		if len(matches) != 0 {
 			key, value := matches[1], os.ExpandEnv(matches[2])
 			env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", key, value))
-		} else if !EnvCommentRegex.MatchString(s.Text()) {
+		} else if s.Text() != "" && !EnvCommentRegex.MatchString(s.Text()) {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid env syntax on line %d", l))
 		}
 	}