diff --git a/include/ss/parser.hpp b/include/ss/parser.hpp
index 690d3d2..b054328 100644
--- a/include/ss/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/ss/parser.hpp
@@ -558,11 +558,6 @@ private:
 
         for (const auto& [begin, end] : splitter.get_split_data()) {
             std::string field{begin, end};
-            if (field.empty()) {
-                handle_error_duplicate_header_field(field);
-                header_.clear();
-                return;
-            }
             if (std::find(header_.begin(), header_.end(), field) !=
                 header_.end()) {
                 handle_error_duplicate_header_field(field);
diff --git a/ssp.hpp b/ssp.hpp
index ebe031c..0fc4cd3 100644
--- a/ssp.hpp
+++ b/ssp.hpp
@@ -2832,11 +2832,6 @@ private:
 
         for (const auto& [begin, end] : splitter.get_split_data()) {
             std::string field{begin, end};
-            if (field.empty()) {
-                handle_error_duplicate_header_field(field);
-                header_.clear();
-                return;
-            }
             if (std::find(header_.begin(), header_.end(), field) !=
                 header_.end()) {
                 handle_error_duplicate_header_field(field);
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index be399a1..7474552 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ set(DOCTEST "${FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR}/doctest-src")
 enable_testing()
 
 foreach(name IN ITEMS test_splitter test_parser1_1 test_parser1_2
-                      test_parser1_3 test_parser1_4 test_converter
-                      test_extractions test_parser2_1 test_parser2_2
-                      test_parser2_3 test_parser2_4 test_parser2_5
-                      test_parser2_6 test_extractions_without_fast_float)
+                      test_parser1_3 test_parser1_4 test_parser_1_5
+                      test_converter test_extractions test_parser2_1
+                      test_parser2_2 test_parser2_3 test_parser2_4
+                      test_parser2_5 test_parser2_6
+                      test_extractions_without_fast_float)
     add_executable("${name}" "${name}.cpp")
     target_link_libraries("${name}" PRIVATE ssp::ssp fast_float
                                             doctest::doctest)
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index f4e6639..6be0f1f 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tests = [
   'parser1_2',
   'parser1_3',
   'parser1_4',
+  'parser1_5',
   'splitter',
   'converter',
   'extractions',
diff --git a/test/test_parser1_4.cpp b/test/test_parser1_4.cpp
index 9b5709a..e6e6966 100644
--- a/test/test_parser1_4.cpp
+++ b/test/test_parser1_4.cpp
@@ -398,214 +398,3 @@ TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test invalid rows with header", T,
         CHECK_EQ(merge_header(p.header()), p.raw_header());
     }
 }
-
-TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test invalid header", T, ParserOptionCombinations) {
-    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
-    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
-
-    unique_file_name f{"invalid_header"};
-
-    // Empty header
-    {
-        std::ofstream out{f.name};
-        out << "" << std::endl;
-        out << "1" << std::endl;
-    }
-
-    {
-        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {""};
-        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
-        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
-        CHECK_EQ("", p.raw_header());
-        CHECK(p.valid());
-    }
-
-    // Empty header fields
-    {
-        std::ofstream out{f.name};
-        out << ",," << std::endl;
-        out << "1,2,3" << std::endl;
-    }
-
-    {
-        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {"", "", ""};
-        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
-        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
-        CHECK_EQ(",,", p.raw_header());
-        CHECK(p.valid());
-
-        auto command1 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.field_exists("Int"); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command1);
-
-        auto command2 = [&p = p] { p.use_fields("Int"); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command2);
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename... Ts>
-void test_unterminated_quote_header() {
-    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
-    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
-
-    unique_file_name f{"unterminated_quote_header"};
-
-    {
-        std::ofstream out{f.name};
-        out << "\"Int" << std::endl;
-        out << "1" << std::endl;
-    }
-
-    {
-        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode, Ts...>(f.name);
-
-        auto command0 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.header(); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command0);
-        CHECK_EQ(p.raw_header(), "\"Int");
-
-        auto command1 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.field_exists("Int"); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command1);
-
-        auto command2 = [&p = p] { p.use_fields("Int"); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command2);
-    }
-}
-
-TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test unterminated quote header", T,
-                   ParserOptionCombinations) {
-    using quote = ss::quote<'"'>;
-    using escape = ss::escape<'\\'>;
-    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote>();
-    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote, ss::multiline>();
-    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote, escape>();
-    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote, escape, ss::multiline>();
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename... Ts>
-void test_unterminated_escape_header() {
-    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
-    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
-
-    unique_file_name f{"unterminated_escape_header"};
-
-    // Unterminated escape in header
-    {
-        std::ofstream out{f.name};
-        out << "Int\\" << std::endl;
-        out << "1" << std::endl;
-    }
-
-    {
-        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode, Ts...>(f.name);
-
-        auto command0 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.header(); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command0);
-        CHECK_EQ(p.raw_header(), "Int\\");
-
-        auto command1 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.field_exists("Int"); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command1);
-
-        auto command2 = [&p = p] { p.use_fields("Int"); };
-        expect_error_on_command(p, command2);
-    }
-}
-
-TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test unterminated escape header", T,
-                   ParserOptionCombinations) {
-    using quote = ss::quote<'"'>;
-    using escape = ss::escape<'\\'>;
-    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape>();
-    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape, ss::multiline>();
-    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape, quote>();
-    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape, quote, ss::multiline>();
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-void test_ignore_empty(const std::vector<X>& data) {
-    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
-    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
-
-    unique_file_name f{"ignore_empty"};
-    make_and_write(f.name, data);
-
-    std::vector<X> expected;
-    for (const auto& d : data) {
-        if (d.s != X::empty) {
-            expected.push_back(d);
-        }
-    }
-
-    {
-        auto [p, _] =
-            make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode, ss::ignore_empty>(f.name, ",");
-
-        std::vector<X> i;
-        for (const auto& a : p.template iterate<X>()) {
-            i.push_back(a);
-        }
-
-        CHECK_EQ(i, expected);
-    }
-
-    {
-        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name, ",");
-        std::vector<X> i;
-        size_t n = 0;
-        while (!p.eof()) {
-            try {
-                ++n;
-                const auto& a = p.template get_next<X>();
-                if (data.at(n - 1).s == X::empty) {
-                    CHECK_FALSE(p.valid());
-                    continue;
-                }
-                i.push_back(a);
-            } catch (...) {
-                CHECK_EQ(data.at(n - 1).s, X::empty);
-            }
-        }
-
-        CHECK_EQ(i, expected);
-    }
-}
-
-TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test various cases with empty lines", T,
-                   ParserOptionCombinations) {
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, "x"}, {5, 6, X::empty}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {5, 6, X::empty}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>({{1, 2, X::empty},
-                          {3, 4, X::empty},
-                          {9, 10, X::empty},
-                          {11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, X::empty}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>(
-        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, X::empty}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, "w"}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>({{11, 12, X::empty}});
-
-    test_ignore_empty<T>({});
-}
diff --git a/test/test_parser1_5.cpp b/test/test_parser1_5.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e56a3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_parser1_5.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+#include "test_parser1.hpp"
+
+TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test empty fields header", T, ParserOptionCombinations) {
+    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
+    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
+
+    unique_file_name f{"empty_fields_header"};
+
+    // Empty header
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << "" << std::endl;
+        out << "1" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {""};
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
+        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
+        CHECK_EQ("", p.raw_header());
+        CHECK(p.valid());
+    }
+
+    // All empty header fields
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << ",," << std::endl;
+        out << "1,2,3" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {"", "", ""};
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
+        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
+        CHECK_EQ(",,", p.raw_header());
+        CHECK(p.valid());
+
+        auto command1 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.field_exists("Int"); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command1);
+
+        auto command2 = [&p = p] { p.use_fields("Int"); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command2);
+    }
+
+    // One empty field
+    const std::vector<std::string> valid_fields = {"Int0", "Int1", ""};
+
+    using svec = std::vector<std::string>;
+    const std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> valid_field_combinations =
+        {svec{"Int0"},
+         svec{"Int1"},
+         svec{""},
+         svec{"", "Int0"},
+         svec{"Int0", "Int1"},
+         svec{"Int1", ""},
+         svec{"Int0", "", "Int1"},
+         svec{"", "Int1", "Int0"}};
+
+    // Last header field empty
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << "Int0,Int1," << std::endl;
+        out << "1,2,3" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {"Int0", "Int1", ""};
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
+        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
+        CHECK_EQ("Int0,Int1,", p.raw_header());
+        CHECK(p.valid());
+
+        for (const auto& field : valid_fields) {
+            CHECK(p.field_exists(field));
+            CHECK(p.valid());
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& fields : valid_field_combinations) {
+            p.use_fields(fields);
+            CHECK(p.valid());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // First header field empty
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << ",Int0,Int1" << std::endl;
+        out << "1,2,3" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {"", "Int0", "Int1"};
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
+        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
+        CHECK_EQ(",Int0,Int1", p.raw_header());
+        CHECK(p.valid());
+
+        for (const auto& field : valid_fields) {
+            CHECK(p.field_exists(field));
+            CHECK(p.valid());
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& fields : valid_field_combinations) {
+            p.use_fields(fields);
+            CHECK(p.valid());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Middle header field empty
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << "Int0,,Int1" << std::endl;
+        out << "1,2,3" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> expected_header = {"Int0", "", "Int1"};
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name);
+        CHECK_EQ_ARRAY(expected_header, p.header());
+        CHECK_EQ("Int0,,Int1", p.raw_header());
+        CHECK(p.valid());
+
+        for (const auto& field : valid_fields) {
+            CHECK(p.field_exists(field));
+            CHECK(p.valid());
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& fields : valid_field_combinations) {
+            p.use_fields(fields);
+            CHECK(p.valid());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+void test_unterminated_quote_header() {
+    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
+    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
+
+    unique_file_name f{"unterminated_quote_header"};
+
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << "\"Int" << std::endl;
+        out << "1" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode, Ts...>(f.name);
+
+        auto command0 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.header(); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command0);
+        CHECK_EQ(p.raw_header(), "\"Int");
+
+        auto command1 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.field_exists("Int"); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command1);
+
+        auto command2 = [&p = p] { p.use_fields("Int"); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command2);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test unterminated quote header", T,
+                   ParserOptionCombinations) {
+    using quote = ss::quote<'"'>;
+    using escape = ss::escape<'\\'>;
+    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote>();
+    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote, ss::multiline>();
+    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote, escape>();
+    test_unterminated_quote_header<T, quote, escape, ss::multiline>();
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+void test_unterminated_escape_header() {
+    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
+    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
+
+    unique_file_name f{"unterminated_escape_header"};
+
+    // Unterminated escape in header
+    {
+        std::ofstream out{f.name};
+        out << "Int\\" << std::endl;
+        out << "1" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode, Ts...>(f.name);
+
+        auto command0 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.header(); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command0);
+        CHECK_EQ(p.raw_header(), "Int\\");
+
+        auto command1 = [&p = p] { std::ignore = p.field_exists("Int"); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command1);
+
+        auto command2 = [&p = p] { p.use_fields("Int"); };
+        expect_error_on_command(p, command2);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test unterminated escape header", T,
+                   ParserOptionCombinations) {
+    using quote = ss::quote<'"'>;
+    using escape = ss::escape<'\\'>;
+    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape>();
+    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape, ss::multiline>();
+    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape, quote>();
+    test_unterminated_escape_header<T, escape, quote, ss::multiline>();
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void test_ignore_empty(const std::vector<X>& data) {
+    constexpr auto buffer_mode = T::BufferMode::value;
+    using ErrorMode = typename T::ErrorMode;
+
+    unique_file_name f{"ignore_empty"};
+    make_and_write(f.name, data);
+
+    std::vector<X> expected;
+    for (const auto& d : data) {
+        if (d.s != X::empty) {
+            expected.push_back(d);
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto [p, _] =
+            make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode, ss::ignore_empty>(f.name, ",");
+
+        std::vector<X> i;
+        for (const auto& a : p.template iterate<X>()) {
+            i.push_back(a);
+        }
+
+        CHECK_EQ(i, expected);
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto [p, _] = make_parser<buffer_mode, ErrorMode>(f.name, ",");
+        std::vector<X> i;
+        size_t n = 0;
+        while (!p.eof()) {
+            try {
+                ++n;
+                const auto& a = p.template get_next<X>();
+                if (data.at(n - 1).s == X::empty) {
+                    CHECK_FALSE(p.valid());
+                    continue;
+                }
+                i.push_back(a);
+            } catch (...) {
+                CHECK_EQ(data.at(n - 1).s, X::empty);
+            }
+        }
+
+        CHECK_EQ(i, expected);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("test various cases with empty lines", T,
+                   ParserOptionCombinations) {
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, "x"}, {5, 6, X::empty}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {5, 6, X::empty}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, "w"}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, "v"}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, "y"}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>({{1, 2, X::empty},
+                          {3, 4, X::empty},
+                          {9, 10, X::empty},
+                          {11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, "x"}, {3, 4, X::empty}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>(
+        {{1, 2, X::empty}, {3, 4, X::empty}, {9, 10, X::empty}, {11, 12, "w"}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>({{11, 12, X::empty}});
+
+    test_ignore_empty<T>({});
+}