diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index f01f282..08db272 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ std::string get_next_word(std::istream *i) {
         if (in != std::char_traits<char>::eof() && in != ' ' && in != '\n' && in != '\r') {
             word.push_back((char)in);
         } else if (in == ' '|| in == '\n' || in == '\r' || in == '\t') {
-            break;
+            if (word.empty()) {
+                break;
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            }
         }
     }