diff --git a/org.ektorp/src/main/java/org/ektorp/StreamingViewResult.java b/org.ektorp/src/main/java/org/ektorp/StreamingViewResult.java
index 4b32dce8..a9a65308 100644
--- a/org.ektorp/src/main/java/org/ektorp/StreamingViewResult.java
+++ b/org.ektorp/src/main/java/org/ektorp/StreamingViewResult.java
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ public boolean hasNext() {
 			    JsonNode node;
 			    do {
     				String doc = reader.readLine();
+    				while (doc != null && doc.isEmpty()) {
+    					doc = reader.readLine();
+    				}
     				if (doc == null || doc.equals("]}")) {
     					reader.close();
 					closed = true;