diff --git a/object.js b/object.js
index 33c139d..3bd3fe9 100755
--- a/object.js
+++ b/object.js
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ function(text, tab_size, leading_tabs){
 	text = tab != '' ?
 		text.replace(/\t/g, tab)
 		: text
-	var lines = text.trim().split(/\n/)
+	var lines = text.trimEnd().split(/\n/)
+	// remove leading blank lines...	
+	while(lines[0].trim() == ''){
+		lines.shift() }
 	// count common indent...
 	var l = lines 
 		.reduce(function(l, e, i){
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 943e13d..0f7d581 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "c8": "^7.3.0",
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
-    "ig-test": "^1.3.8"
+    "ig-test": "^1.4.4"
   }
 }