diff --git a/src/fsh.nim b/src/fsh.nim
index bf45490..fce2a12 100644
--- a/src/fsh.nim
+++ b/src/fsh.nim
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ proc execute(cmd: string): int =
   let strm=cmd.newStringStream
   while not strm.atEnd:
     let parsed = strm.readCommand.parseCommand
-    if parsed == @[]:
+    if parsed == @[] or parsed == @[""]:
       continue
     let progname = parsed[0]
     let args = parsed[1..parsed.high]
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ proc eval(cmd: string): string =
   let strm=cmd.newStringStream
   while not strm.atEnd():
     let parsed = strm.readCommand.parseCommand
-    if parsed == @[]:
+    if parsed == @[] or parsed == @[""]:
       continue
     let progname=parsed[0]
     let args = parsed[1..parsed.high]