diff --git a/src/bot.rs b/src/bot.rs
index 2cd526b..6d23c63 100644
--- a/src/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::error::BotError;
 use crate::state::DiceBotState;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use dirs;
-use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
+use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 use matrix_sdk::Error as MatrixError;
 use matrix_sdk::{
     self,
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ impl DiceBot {
         let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(msg_body.lines().count());
 
         for command in msg_body.lines() {
-            let ctx = Context::new(&self.db, &room_id.as_str(), &sender_username, &command);
-
-            if let Some(cmd_result) = execute_command(&ctx).await {
-                results.push(cmd_result);
+            if !command.is_empty() {
+                let ctx = Context::new(&self.db, &room_id.as_str(), &sender_username, &command);
+                if let Some(cmd_result) = execute_command(&ctx).await {
+                    results.push(cmd_result);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -230,13 +231,6 @@ async fn should_process<'a>(
         (String::new(), String::new())
     };
 
-    //Command parser can handle non-commands, but faster to
-    //not parse them.
-    if !msg_body.starts_with("!") {
-        trace!("Ignoring non-command: {}", msg_body);
-        return Err(BotError::ShouldNotProcessError);
-    }
-
     Ok((msg_body, sender_username))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 471b379..991991e 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub fn parse(s: &str) -> Result<Box<dyn Command>, BotError> {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CommandResult {
     pub plain: String,
     pub html: String,
diff --git a/src/commands/parser.rs b/src/commands/parser.rs
index 57e90a4..92b538e 100644
--- a/src/commands/parser.rs
+++ b/src/commands/parser.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.is_err());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn newline_test() {
+        assert!(parse_command("\n!roll 1d4").is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn whitespace_and_newline_test() {
+        assert!(parse_command("    \n!roll 1d4").is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn newline_and_whitespace_test() {
+        assert!(parse_command("\n    !cthroll 50").is_ok());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn word_with_exclamation_mark_test() {
         let result1 = parse_command("hello !notacommand");