diff --git a/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs b/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs
index bb3e198..c60c4af 100644
--- a/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs
+++ b/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Fmt (Builder, build, fmt)
 import Text.Interpolation.Nyan.Core.Internal.Base
 import Text.Megaparsec (Parsec, customFailure, eof, errorBundlePretty, label, lookAhead, parse,
-                        single, takeWhile1P, takeWhileP)
+                        single, takeWhile1P, takeWhileP, try)
+import Text.Megaparsec.Char (spaceChar)
 import Text.Megaparsec.Char.Lexer (skipBlockComment, skipLineComment)
 import Text.Megaparsec.Error (ShowErrorComponent (..))
 
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ intPieceP SwitchesOptions{..} = asum [
 
     -- ignore comments if 'commenting' switch is on
     guard commenting *>
-      asum [ skipLineComment "--" , skipBlockComment "{-" "-}" ] $> []
+      asum [ skipLineComment "--", skipBlockComment' ] $> []
 
     -- consume normal text
   , one . PipString <$> takeWhile1P Nothing (notAnyOf [(== '\\'), (== '#'), isSpace])
@@ -329,6 +330,11 @@ intPieceP SwitchesOptions{..} = asum [
 
   ]
   where
+    skipBlockComment' = asum
+      [ skipBlockComment "{-" "-}"
+      , try $ spaceChar *> skipBlockComment "{-" "-}"
+      ]
+
     newline = PipNewline . mconcat <$> sequence
       [ maybe "" T.singleton <$> optional (single '\r')
       , T.singleton <$> single '\n'
diff --git a/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs b/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs
index fc23e22..1f89ea8 100644
--- a/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs
+++ b/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs
@@ -311,15 +311,15 @@ test_DefaultInterpolator = testGroup "Default interpolator"
           |] @?= " \nMy text \n\n"
 
       , testCase "Inline block comments" do
-          [int|tc| My text {- inline comment -}
-          |] @?= " My text \n"
+          [int|tc| My {- inline comment -} text
+          |] @?= " My text\n"
 
       , testCase "Multiline block comments" do
           [int|tc| My text {- multiline block
               comments are fun,
               aren't they?
               -}
-          |] @?= " My text \n"
+          |] @?= " My text\n"
 
       , testCase "Line comments do not affect the indentation" do
           [int|tc|
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ test_DefaultInterpolator = testGroup "Default interpolator"
       , testCase "Block comments do not affect the indentation" do
           [int|tc|
               The beginning {- some clarifying
-              comments in the middle -}
+           comments in the middle -}
               The end
-          |] @?= "The beginning \nThe end\n"
+          |] @?= "The beginning\nThe end\n"
        ]
 
     ]
diff --git a/full/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Tutorial.hs b/full/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Tutorial.hs
index 5540f63..c775ce6 100644
--- a/full/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Tutorial.hs
+++ b/full/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Tutorial.hs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Handle line comments starting with @--@ and/or block comments enclosed in @{- ..
 >>> :{
   [int|c|My {- this is a block comment -} text|]
 :}
-"My  text"
+"My text"
 
 ==== t (return [t]ext)