diff --git a/srcs/JsonBuffer.cpp b/srcs/JsonBuffer.cpp
index 8c07cec1..5d1228f9 100644
--- a/srcs/JsonBuffer.cpp
+++ b/srcs/JsonBuffer.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ JsonArray JsonBuffer::parseArray(const char* json)
 {
     JsonNode* root;
 
+    while(*json == ' ') json++;
+
     if (json[0] == '[')
     {
         root = createNode();
diff --git a/tests/JsonArray_Parser_Tests.cpp b/tests/JsonArray_Parser_Tests.cpp
index 9f88d40e..e6baa36b 100644
--- a/tests/JsonArray_Parser_Tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/JsonArray_Parser_Tests.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ TEST_F(JsonArray_Parser_Tests, EmptyArray)
     EXPECT_EQ(0, array.size());
 }
 
+TEST_F(JsonArray_Parser_Tests, EmptyArrayWithLeadingSpaces)
+{
+    JsonArray array = json.parseArray("  []");
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(array.success());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, array.size());
+}
+
 TEST_F(JsonArray_Parser_Tests, Garbage)
 {
     JsonArray array = json.parseArray("%*$£¤");