diff --git a/resources/blank_lines.lp b/resources/blank_lines.lp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c88822a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/blank_lines.lp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+\ LP format example
+
+Minimize
+obj:  x + 10 y
+Subject To
+r01:  x + y  >= 1
+
+Binaries
+ x y z
+End
diff --git a/src/lp_file_format.pest b/src/lp_file_format.pest
index c3b45e0..113f5be 100644
--- a/src/lp_file_format.pest
+++ b/src/lp_file_format.pest
@@ -114,24 +114,24 @@ BOUNDS          =  { NEWLINE* ~ BOUND_SECTION ~ (BOUND+)? }
 // A list of variable names of integer variables. Unless otherwise specified in the
 // bounds section, the default relaxation interval of the variables is [0, 1].
 INTEGER_SECTION = _{ ^"Integers" }
-INTEGERS        =  { NEWLINE ~ INTEGER_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
+INTEGERS        =  { NEWLINE* ~ INTEGER_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
 
 // Generals
 // A list of variable names of integer variables. Unless otherwise specified in the
 // bounds section, the default relaxation interval of the variables is [0, +Infinity].
 GENERALS_SECTION = _{ ^"Gen" ~ ^"eral"? ~ ^"s"? }
-GENERALS         =  { NEWLINE ~ GENERALS_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
+GENERALS         =  { NEWLINE* ~ GENERALS_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
 
 // Binaries
 // A list of variable names of binary variables.
 BINARIES_SECTION = _{ ^"Binar" ~ (^"ies" | ^"y") }
-BINARIES         =  { NEWLINE ~ BINARIES_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
+BINARIES         =  { NEWLINE* ~ BINARIES_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
 
 // Semi-Continuous
 // To specify any of the variables as semi-continuous variables, that is as variables that
 // may take the value 0 or values between the specified lower and upper bounds
 SEMI_CONTINUOUS_SECTION = _{ ^"SEMI" ~ (^"S" | ^"-CONTINUOUS") }
-SEMI_CONTINUOUS         =  { NEWLINE ~ SEMI_CONTINUOUS_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
+SEMI_CONTINUOUS         =  { NEWLINE* ~ SEMI_CONTINUOUS_SECTION ~ (NEWLINE? ~ VARIABLE)* }
 
 // SOS: Special Ordered Set
 SOS_SECTION         = _{ ^"SOS" }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ TYPE1               =  { "S1::" }
 TYPE2               =  { "S2::" }
 VARIABLE_AND_WEIGHT =  { VARIABLE ~ ":" ~ FLOAT }
 SOS_CONSTRAINT      =  { NEWLINE? ~ (CONSTRAINT_NAME ~ COLON?)? ~ (TYPE1 | TYPE2) ~ VARIABLE_AND_WEIGHT* }
-SOS                 =  { NEWLINE ~ SOS_SECTION ~ SOS_CONSTRAINT+ }
+SOS                 =  { NEWLINE* ~ SOS_SECTION ~ SOS_CONSTRAINT+ }
 
 // End of file
 // https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/icos/22.1.1?topic=representation-end-file-in-lp-file-format
diff --git a/tests/test_from_file.rs b/tests/test_from_file.rs
index f8b2b80..3cf22ed 100644
--- a/tests/test_from_file.rs
+++ b/tests/test_from_file.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ generate_test!(sos, "sos.lp", Maximize, 1, 6, 8);
 generate_test!(test, "test.lp", Maximize, 1, 4, 12);
 generate_test!(test2, "test2.lp", Maximize, 1, 7, 139);
 generate_test!(empty_bounds, "empty_bounds.lp", Minimize, 1, 1, 2);
+generate_test!(blank_lines, "blank_lines.lp", Minimize, 1, 1, 3);
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore = "fit2d.mps takes > 60 seconds"]