diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 46674e7..60dab74 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ char** strarr_split(char *str)
         if (*pstr == token && quote == 0)
         {
             count++;
+            while (*(pstr + 1) && (*(pstr + 1) == token))
+                pstr++;
         }
 #ifdef ENABLE_QUOTATION_MARKS
         else if (*pstr == '\\' && *(pstr+1) == '"')
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ char** strarr_split(char *str)
         {
             *pstr = '\0';
             list[++count] = pstr + 1;
+            while (*(pstr + 1) && (*(pstr + 1) == token))
+                pstr++;
         }
 #ifdef ENABLE_QUOTATION_MARKS
         else if (*pstr == '\\' && *(pstr+1) == '"')