diff --git a/raw/iw4/techniques/technique_test.technique.template b/raw/iw4/techniques/technique_test.technique.template
index 8024755c..291ce561 100644
--- a/raw/iw4/techniques/technique_test.technique.template
+++ b/raw/iw4/techniques/technique_test.technique.template
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #pragma options TEST(asdf, bla)
 #pragma switch TEST_SWITCH
+
 #ifdef TEST_SWITCH
 #define SVAL "1"
 #else
 #define SVAL "0"
 #endif
+
 #pragma filename "lemao_" + TEST + SVAL + ".txt"
+
 HAHA TEST
 #ifdef TEST_SWITCH
 kekw
diff --git a/src/Parser/Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.cpp b/src/Parser/Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19b3d7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Parser/Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.h"
+
+SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy::SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy(IParserLineStream* stream)
+    : m_stream(stream),
+      m_had_non_empty(false)
+{
+}
+
+ParserLine SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy::NextLine()
+{
+    auto line = m_stream->NextLine();
+    if (!m_had_non_empty)
+    {
+        while (line.m_line.empty() && !m_stream->Eof())
+            line = m_stream->NextLine();
+        m_had_non_empty = true;
+    }
+
+    return line;
+}
+
+bool SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy::IncludeFile(const std::string& filename)
+{
+    return m_stream->IncludeFile(filename);
+}
+
+void SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy::PopCurrentFile()
+{
+    m_stream->PopCurrentFile();
+}
+
+bool SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy::IsOpen() const
+{
+    return m_stream->IsOpen();
+}
+
+bool SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy::Eof() const
+{
+    return m_stream->Eof();
+}
diff --git a/src/Parser/Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.h b/src/Parser/Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4f5a753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Parser/Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Parsing/IParserLineStream.h"
+
+class SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy final : public IParserLineStream
+{
+public:
+    explicit SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy(IParserLineStream* stream);
+
+    ParserLine NextLine() override;
+    bool IncludeFile(const std::string& filename) override;
+    void PopCurrentFile() override;
+    _NODISCARD bool IsOpen() const override;
+    _NODISCARD bool Eof() const override;
+
+private:
+    IParserLineStream* const m_stream;
+    bool m_had_non_empty;
+};
diff --git a/src/RawTemplater/Templating/Templater.cpp b/src/RawTemplater/Templating/Templater.cpp
index bd0c23cc..26eba7a8 100644
--- a/src/RawTemplater/Templating/Templater.cpp
+++ b/src/RawTemplater/Templating/Templater.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "Parsing/ParsingException.h"
 #include "Parsing/Impl/DefinesStreamProxy.h"
 #include "Parsing/Impl/ParserSingleInputStream.h"
+#include "Parsing/Impl/SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy.h"
 
 using namespace templating;
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
@@ -33,15 +34,17 @@ namespace templating
             m_templating_proxy = std::make_unique<TemplatingStreamProxy>(m_base_stream.get(), templaterControl);
             m_defines_proxy = std::make_unique<DefinesStreamProxy>(m_templating_proxy.get());
             m_directive_escape_proxy = std::make_unique<DirectiveEscapeStreamProxy>(m_defines_proxy.get());
+            m_skip_until_first_non_empty_proxy = std::make_unique<SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy>(m_directive_escape_proxy.get());
 
             m_templating_proxy->SetDefinesProxy(m_defines_proxy.get());
-            m_stream = m_directive_escape_proxy.get();
+            m_stream = m_skip_until_first_non_empty_proxy.get();
         }
 
         std::unique_ptr<IParserLineStream> m_base_stream;
         std::unique_ptr<TemplatingStreamProxy> m_templating_proxy;
         std::unique_ptr<DefinesStreamProxy> m_defines_proxy;
         std::unique_ptr<DirectiveEscapeStreamProxy> m_directive_escape_proxy;
+        std::unique_ptr<SkipUntilFirstNonEmptyProxy> m_skip_until_first_non_empty_proxy;
         IParserLineStream* m_stream;
     };