diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 77115f7..37738b3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@filen/sync",
-	"version": "0.1.90",
+	"version": "0.1.91",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@filen/sync",
-			"version": "0.1.90",
+			"version": "0.1.91",
 			"license": "AGPLv3",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@filen/sdk": "^0.1.189",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79d55d7..e72ae54 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@filen/sync",
-	"version": "0.1.90",
+	"version": "0.1.91",
 	"description": "Filen Sync",
 	"main": "dist/index.js",
 	"types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/ignorer.ts b/src/ignorer.ts
index 8cfbb7a..c40950c 100644
--- a/src/ignorer.ts
+++ b/src/ignorer.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,15 @@ export class Ignorer {
 				encoding: "utf-8"
 			})
 
-			content = passedContent.split("\n").map(line => line.trim())
+			content = passedContent
+				.split("\n")
+				.map(line => line.trim())
+				.filter(line => line.length > 0)
 		} else {
-			content = (await this.fetch()).split("\n").map(line => line.trim())
+			content = (await this.fetch())
+				.split("\n")
+				.map(line => line.trim())
+				.filter(line => line.length > 0)
 		}
 
 		this.pattern = content