diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 8f079ce..786204f 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # maxFPS: 30
 #
 general:
-  maxFPS: 30
-  theme: bad
+ maxFPS: 30
+ theme: bad
 
 #############################
 #                           #
diff --git a/src/configManagement.cpp b/src/configManagement.cpp
index cef80f3..a5ac6d6 100644
--- a/src/configManagement.cpp
+++ b/src/configManagement.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ void ConfigBuilder::parseFile(const string& fname) {
 
 	vector<string> keyParts;
 	unsigned listIndex;
+	unsigned lineno = 0; // for error handling purposes
 	while (!file.eof()) {
 		string line;
 		getline(file, line);
+		++lineno;
 		auto match = line.find('#');
 		if (match != string::npos)line.erase(match);
-		if (line.empty())continue;
+		if (line.find_first_not_of(' ')==string::npos)continue;
 
 		unsigned currentIndent = 0;
 		while (line[currentIndent] == ' ')++currentIndent;
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ void ConfigBuilder::parseFile(const string& fname) {
 
 		}else{
 			match = line.find(':');
-			if (match == string::npos)throw config_error("Line "+ to_string(currentIndent)+" invalid : |"+line+"|");
+			if (match == string::npos)throw config_error("Line "+ to_string(lineno)+" invalid : |"+line+"|");
 			string key = line.substr(0, match);
 			string value = line.substr(match + 1);
 			trimSpaces(key);