diff --git a/gitlib/gitlib.py b/gitlib/gitlib.py
index 77133d6..3c611a4 100755
--- a/gitlib/gitlib.py
+++ b/gitlib/gitlib.py
@@ -1122,6 +1122,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
         self.logger.info("Processing renamed.jsonl")
         with open(os.path.join(meta_dir, "renamed.jsonl"), "r", encoding='utf-8') as gitignores_file:
             for line in gitignores_file:
+                if line.isspace():
+                    self.logger.debug("Empty line, skipping")
+                    continue
+
                 #self.logger.debug(f"Line: {line}")
                 renamed_data = json.loads(line)
                 orig_file = renamed_data['path']
@@ -1147,6 +1151,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
             self.logger.info("Processing empty_directories.jsonl")
             with open(os.path.join(meta_dir, "empty_directories.jsonl"), "r", encoding='utf-8') as empties_file:
                 for line in empties_file:
+                    if line.isspace():
+                        self.logger.debug("Empty line, skipping")
+                        continue
+
                     empties_data = json.loads(line)
                     empty_dir = empties_data['dir']
 
@@ -1168,6 +1176,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
             self.logger.info("Processing unix_permissions.jsonl")
             with open(os.path.join(meta_dir, "unix_permissions.jsonl"), "r", encoding='utf-8') as acls_file:
                 for line in acls_file:
+                    if line.isspace():
+                        self.logger.debug("Empty line, skipping")
+                        continue
+
                     perms_data = json.loads(line)
                     #self.logger.debug(f"Data: {acls_data}")
 
@@ -1194,6 +1206,9 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
             self.logger.info("Processing acls.jsonl")
             with open(os.path.join(meta_dir, "acls.jsonl"), "r", encoding='utf-8') as acls_file:
                 for line in acls_file:
+                    if line.isspace():
+                        self.logger.debug("Empty line, skipping")
+                        continue
 
                     # docs: https://pylibacl.k1024.org/module.html#posix1e.ACL.to_any_text
 
@@ -1219,6 +1234,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
             self.logger.info("Processing xattrs.jsonl")
             with open(os.path.join(meta_dir, "xattrs.jsonl"), "r", encoding='utf-8') as xattrs_file:
                 for line in xattrs_file:
+                    if line.isspace():
+                        self.logger.debug("Empty line, skipping")
+                        continue
+
                     xattrs_data = json.loads(line)
                     xattrs_file = xattrs_data['file']
 
@@ -1232,6 +1251,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
         self.logger.info("Processing special_files.jsonl")
         with open(os.path.join(meta_dir, "special_files.jsonl"), "r", encoding='utf-8') as specials_file:
             for line in specials_file:
+                if line.isspace():
+                    self.logger.debug("Empty line, skipping")
+                    continue
+
                 #self.logger.debug(f"Line: {line}")
                 data = json.loads(line)
                 filename = data['file']