diff --git a/src/parser/parser.test.ts b/src/parser/parser.test.ts
index 9478395..dc065dd 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/parser/parser.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ describe("Parser", () => {
 
   it("parses workout header with all fields", () => {
     expect(
-      parse(`Name: My Workout
+      parse(`
+Name: My Workout
 Author: John Doe
 Description:
   It's a great workout.
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.ts b/src/parser/parser.ts
index 465df76..a60c751 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser/parser.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ const parseHeader = (tokens: Token[]): [Header, Token[]] => {
 
   while (tokens[0]) {
     const token = tokens[0];
-    if (token.type === "label" && token.value === "Name") {
+    if (token.type === "text" && token.value === "") {
+      // Ignore empty lines before header
+      tokens.shift();
+    } else if (token.type === "label" && token.value === "Name") {
       tokens.shift();
       const [name, rest] = extractText(tokens);
       header.name = name;