diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 1f14013..8a77c6f 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ func parseLabels(p *parser) parseStateFn {
 	p.currentLine.labels = append(p.currentLine.labels, p.nextToken.val)
 	nextToken := p.next()
 
+	// just consume newlines and comments for now
+	if nextToken.typ == tokNewline || nextToken.typ == tokComment {
+		p.next()
+		return parseLabels
+	}
+
 	if nextToken.typ != tokText {
 		p.err = fmt.Errorf("line %d: label or op expected, got '%s'", p.line, nextToken)
 		return nil