diff --git a/implicit-hie.cabal b/implicit-hie.cabal
--- a/implicit-hie.cabal
+++ b/implicit-hie.cabal
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -- hash: b2b829a658e33ea328c725dea732391089d03ffd2a216d413a75d88aefa7c181
 
 name:               implicit-hie
-version:            0.1.2.4
+version:            0.1.2.5
 description:
   Auto generate a stack or cabal multi component hie.yaml file
 
diff --git a/src/Hie/Cabal/Parser.hs b/src/Hie/Cabal/Parser.hs
--- a/src/Hie/Cabal/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/Hie/Cabal/Parser.hs
@@ -94,24 +94,29 @@
 unqualName :: Parser Text
 unqualName = takeWhile1 (not . (\c -> isSpace c || c == ','))
 
--- | Skip spaces and if end of line is reached, skip it as well and require that
--- next one starts with indent.
---
--- Used for parsing fields.
-optSkipToNextLine :: Indent -> Parser ()
-optSkipToNextLine i = do
-  skipMany $ satisfy (\c -> isSpace c && not (isEndOfLine c))
-  skipMany $ skipSpace >> "--" >> takeTill isEndOfLine
-  peekChar >>= \case
-    Just c
-      | isEndOfLine c ->
-        endOfLine >> indent i $> ()
-    _ -> pure ()
-
 -- | Comma or space separated list, with optional new lines.
 parseList :: Indent -> Parser [Text]
-parseList i = sepBy parseString (optSkipToNextLine i >> skipMany (char ',') >> optSkipToNextLine i) <|> pure []
+parseList i = many (nl <|> sl)
+  where
+    sep = skipMany (char ',' <|> tabOrSpace)
+    com = skipMany tabOrSpace >> "--" >> skipWhile (not . isEndOfLine)
+    sl = do
+      sep
+      x <- parseString
+      sep
+      skipMany com
+      pure x
 
+    nl = do
+      skipMany emptyOrComLine <|> endOfLine
+      _ <- indent i
+      sep
+      skipMany com
+      x <- parseString
+      sep
+      skipMany com
+      pure x
+
 pathMain :: Indent -> [Text] -> Text -> [Text] -> [Text] -> Parser [Text]
 pathMain i p m o a =
   (hsSourceDir i >>= (\p' -> pathMain i p' m o a))
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@
 skipBlockLine i = (indent i >> skipToNextLine) <|> emptyOrComLine
 
 emptyOrComLine :: Parser ()
-emptyOrComLine = skipMany tabOrSpace >> endOfLine <|> comment
+emptyOrComLine = (skipMany tabOrSpace >> endOfLine) <|> comment
 
 tabOrSpace :: Parser Char
 tabOrSpace = char ' ' <|> char '\t'
@@ -171,9 +176,9 @@
   do
     i' <- indent i
     _ <- asciiCI f
-    skipSpace
+    skipMany tabOrSpace
     _ <- char ':'
-    skipSpace
+    skipMany tabOrSpace
     p' <- p $ i' + 1
     skipToNextLine
     pure p'
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
--- a/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -94,19 +94,19 @@
       ("foo\n  -- need to include this too\n  bar\n" :: Text) ~> parseList 1
         `shouldParse` ["foo", "bar"]
   describe "Should Succeed" $
-    it "list with a comment" $
+    it "list2 with a comment" $
       ("foo  -- need to include this too\n  bar\n" :: Text) ~> parseList 1
         `shouldParse` ["foo", "bar"]
   describe "Should Succeed" $
-    it "list with a comment" $
+    it "list3 with a comment" $
       ("foo  -- need to include this too\n  bar" :: Text) ~> parseList 1
         `shouldParse` ["foo", "bar"]
   describe "Should Succeed" $
-    it "list with a comment" $
+    it "list4 with a comment" $
       ("foo\n bar\n  -- need to include this too" :: Text) ~> parseList 1
         `shouldParse` ["foo", "bar"]
   describe "Should Succeed" $
-    it "list with a comment" $
+    it "list5 with a comment" $
       ("foo\n bar -- need to include this too" :: Text) ~> parseList 1
         `shouldParse` ["foo", "bar"]
   describe "Should Succeed" $
@@ -121,9 +121,13 @@
       ("other-modules: test\ndefault-language:   Haskell2011" :: Text) ~?> field 0 "other-modules" parseList
         `leavesUnconsumed` "default-language:   Haskell2011"
   describe "Should Succeed" $
-    it "succesfully parses empty other-modules" $
+    it "succesfully parses empty other-modules1" $
       ("other-modules: test\ndefault-language:   Haskell2011" :: Text) ~?> field 0 "other-modules" parseList
         `leavesUnconsumed` "default-language:   Haskell2011"
+  describe "Should Succeed" $
+    it "succesfully parses empty other-modules2" $
+      ("    other-modules: \n    build-depends:\n        base >=4.9 && <5" :: Text) ~> field 0 "other-modules" parseList
+        `shouldParse` []
 
 exeSection :: Text
 exeSection =
@@ -162,12 +166,12 @@
   \  exposed-modules:\n\
   \  Lib\n\
   \  other-modules:\n\
-  \  Paths_implicit_hie\n\
+  \    Paths_implicit_hie\n\
   \  hs-source-dirs:\n\
-  \  src\n\
+  \    src\n\
   \  ghc-options: -fspecialize-aggressively -Wall -Wincomplete-record-updates -Wincomplete-uni-patterns -fno-warn-unused-imports -fno-warn-unused-binds -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fwarn-redundant-constraints\n\
   \  build-depends:\n\
-  \  attoparsec\n\
+  \    attoparsec\n\
   \  , base >=4.7 && <5\n\
   \  , text\n\
   \  default-language: Haskell2010\n\