diff --git a/du4/program.c b/du4/program.c
index 903e20f..80ea970 100644
--- a/du4/program.c
+++ b/du4/program.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ int main() {
 	char names[99][50];
 	int count = 0;
 	while(fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), stdin) != NULL) {
+		if (buffer[0] == '\n') continue;
 		int current_votes = 0;
 		char current_name[50] = "";
 		sscanf(buffer, "%d %[^\n]", &current_votes, current_name);