diff --git a/sitemap_generator/util.py b/sitemap_generator/util.py
index 6d80e5a..8c67671 100644
--- a/sitemap_generator/util.py
+++ b/sitemap_generator/util.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def parse(filename: Path, n: int = 50000) -> list:
     with filename.open('r') as fh:
         csv_reader = csv.reader(fh)
         headers = [h.strip() for h in next(csv_reader)]  # noqa
-        lines = [line for line in csv_reader]
+        lines = [line for line in csv_reader if line]
         return chunkify(lines, n)