1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/sevenUnitsGUI/Presenter.java b/src/main/java/sevenUnitsGUI/Presenter.java
index fb134bb..b129d95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sevenUnitsGUI/Presenter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sevenUnitsGUI/Presenter.java
@@ -642,7 +642,9 @@ public final class Presenter {
 
 	private List<Map.Entry<String, String>> settingsFromFile(Path settingsFile) {
 		try (Stream<String> lines = Files.lines(settingsFile)) {
-			return lines.map(Presenter::parseSettingLine).toList();
+			return lines.map(Presenter::withoutComments)
+					  .filter(line -> !line.isBlank())
+					  .map(Presenter::parseSettingLine).toList();
 		} catch (final IOException e) {
 			this.view.showErrorMessage("Settings Loading Error", "Error loading settings file.  Using default settings.");
 			return null;