diff --git a/source/ssh-dialog.c b/source/ssh-dialog.c
index 8316eb80..9cf7f10d 100644
--- a/source/ssh-dialog.c
+++ b/source/ssh-dialog.c
@@ -138,7 +138,17 @@ static char ** get_ssh ( unsigned int *length )
     if ( fd != NULL ) {
         char buffer[1024];
         while ( fgets ( buffer, 1024, fd ) != NULL ) {
-            if ( strncasecmp ( buffer, "Host", 4 ) == 0 && isspace ( buffer[4] ) ) {
+            char *token = &buffer[0];
+            // Skip initial spaces.
+            while ( ( *token ) != '\n' && ( *token ) != '\0' && isspace ( *token ) ) {
+                token++;
+            }
+            // Skip empty lines.
+            if ( ( *token ) == '\n' || ( *token ) == '\0' ) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Check for "Host[::space::]"
+            if ( strncasecmp ( token, "Host", 4 ) == 0 && isspace ( token[4] ) ) {
                 int start = 0, stop = 0;
                 buffer[strlen ( buffer ) - 1] = '\0';