diff --git a/src/parser/parser.c b/src/parser/parser.c
index 0476666..5f96681 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser/parser.c
@@ -136,5 +136,6 @@ parse_result_t parse_statement(tokenlist_entry_t *current) {
 }
 
 parse_result_t parse(tokenlist_entry_t *current) {
+    current = tokenlist_skip_trivia(current);
     return parse_many(current, NODE_PROGRAM, true, parse_statement);
 }