diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 520f7f0..51b9fa1 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@
 		p = fgets(string, 4095, f);
 		if (!p)
 			break;
+
+		strip_blank_front(&p);
+
 		if (is_empty_or_comment(p))
 			continue;
 		if (sscanf(p, "[%255s]", name) != 1)