diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.redbook/src/com/raytheon/uf/edex/plugin/redbook/menu/NdmMenuConverter.java b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.redbook/src/com/raytheon/uf/edex/plugin/redbook/menu/NdmMenuConverter.java
index 2420560859..607b9da1c4 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.redbook/src/com/raytheon/uf/edex/plugin/redbook/menu/NdmMenuConverter.java
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.redbook/src/com/raytheon/uf/edex/plugin/redbook/menu/NdmMenuConverter.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class NdmMenuConverter {
         for (String line : productButtonKeys) {
             line = line.trim();
             // Skip comment lines
-            if (line.startsWith("#")) {
+            if (line.startsWith("#") || line.trim().length() == 0) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class NdmMenuConverter {
         for (String line : dataKeys) {
             line = line.trim();
             // Skip comment lines
-            if (line.startsWith("#")) {
+            if (line.startsWith("#") || line.trim().length() == 0) {
                 continue;
             }
             String[] parts = line.split("\\|");