diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97d90dc..a1a64a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ endif()
 ## PROJECT
 ## name and version
 ##
-project(inja LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 1.0.0)
+project(inja LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 1.0.1)
 set(INJA_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 
 ##
diff --git a/src/inja.hpp b/src/inja.hpp
index 1ea870c..f94dca1 100644
--- a/src/inja.hpp
+++ b/src/inja.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 #define PANTOR_INJA_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define PANTOR_INJA_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define PANTOR_INJA_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define PANTOR_INJA_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 
 #ifndef NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ public:
 
 	std::map<Parsed::Delimiter, Regex> regex_map_delimiters = {
 		{Parsed::Delimiter::Statement, Regex{"\\{\\%\\s*(.+?)\\s*\\%\\}"}},
-		{Parsed::Delimiter::LineStatement, Regex{"(?:^|\\n)##\\s*(.+)\\s*"}},
+		{Parsed::Delimiter::LineStatement, Regex{"(?:^|\\n)## *(.+?) *(?:\\n|$)"}},
 		{Parsed::Delimiter::Expression, Regex{"\\{\\{\\s*(.+?)\\s*\\}\\}"}},
 		{Parsed::Delimiter::Comment, Regex{"\\{#\\s*(.*?)\\s*#\\}"}}
 	};
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	void set_line_statement(const std::string& open) {
-		parser.regex_map_delimiters[Parsed::Delimiter::LineStatement] = Regex{"(?:^|\\n)" + open + "\\s*(.+)\\s*"};
+		parser.regex_map_delimiters[Parsed::Delimiter::LineStatement] = Regex{"(?:^|\\n)" + open + " *(.+?) *(?:\\n|$)"};
 	}
 
 	void set_expression(const std::string& open, const std::string& close) {
diff --git a/test/src/unit-renderer.cpp b/test/src/unit-renderer.cpp
index 03e8f52..41098c4 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-renderer.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-renderer.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ TEST_CASE("types") {
 		CHECK_THROWS_WITH( env.render("{% if is_happy %}{% if is_happy %}{% endif %}", data), "[inja.exception.parser_error] misordered if statement" );
 		CHECK_THROWS_WITH( env.render("{% if is_happy %}{% else if is_happy %}{% end if %}", data), "[inja.exception.parser_error] misordered if statement" );
 	}
+
+	SECTION("line statements") {
+		CHECK( env.render(R"(## if is_happy
+Yeah!
+## endif)", data) == "Yeah!" );
+
+		CHECK( env.render(R"(## if is_happy
+## if is_happy
+Yeah!
+## endif
+## endif    )", data) == "Yeah!" );
+	}
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("functions") {