diff --git a/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml b/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5b0fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+elemennts:
+  - name: Spec Example 5.5. Comment Indicator
+    from: http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2773032
+    tags: spec comment empty
+    yaml: |
+      # Comment only.
+    tree: |
+      +STR
+      -STR
+    json: ""
+    dump: ""
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index 06e4cb1..b99f422 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ pub fn Ymlz(comptime Destination: type) type {
             const expression = try self.parseSimpleExpression(raw_line, depth);
             const value = self.getExpressionValue(expression);
 
+            if (value.len == 0) return value;
+
             switch (value[0]) {
                 '|' => {
                     return self.parseMultilineString(depth + 1, true);
@@ -491,6 +493,7 @@ pub fn Ymlz(comptime Destination: type) type {
 
 test {
     _ = Suspense;
+    _ = @import("tests.zig");
 }
 
 test "should be able to parse simple types" {
diff --git a/src/tests.zig b/src/tests.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba4d3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const expect = std.testing.expect;
+
+const Ymlz = @import("root.zig").Ymlz;
+
+test "98YD" {
+    const Element = struct {
+        name: []const u8,
+        from: []const u8,
+        tags: []const u8,
+        yaml: []const u8,
+        tree: []const u8,
+        json: []const u8,
+        dump: []const u8,
+    };
+
+    const Experiment = struct {
+        elements: []Element,
+    };
+
+    const yml_file_location = try std.fs.cwd().realpathAlloc(
+        std.testing.allocator,
+        "./resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml",
+    );
+    defer std.testing.allocator.free(yml_file_location);
+
+    var ymlz = try Ymlz(Experiment).init(std.testing.allocator);
+    const result = try ymlz.loadFile(yml_file_location);
+    defer ymlz.deinit(result);
+
+    try expect(std.mem.eql(u8, result.elements[0].name, "Spec Example 5.5. Comment Indicator"));
+}