diff --git a/aquatic_common/src/access_list.rs b/aquatic_common/src/access_list.rs
index ec69db1..04e7532 100644
--- a/aquatic_common/src/access_list.rs
+++ b/aquatic_common/src/access_list.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ impl AccessList {
 
         for line in reader.lines() {
             let line = line?;
+            let line = line.trim();
+
+            if line.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             new_list
                 .insert_from_line(&line)