diff --git a/jc/parsers/foo_s.py b/jc/parsers/foo_s.py
index 00a0eefb..88aae251 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/foo_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/foo_s.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ def parse(
             streaming_line_input_type_check(line)
             output_line: Dict = {}
 
+            # skip blank lines
+            if not line.strip():
+                continue
+
             # parse the content here
             # check out helper functions in jc.utils
             # and jc.parsers.universal
diff --git a/jc/parsers/iostat_s.py b/jc/parsers/iostat_s.py
index 95850a71..b86e56ed 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/iostat_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/iostat_s.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ import jc.parsers.universal
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.2'
+    version = '1.3'
     description = '`iostat` command streaming parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False, ignore_exceptions=False):
             output_line = {}
 
             # ignore blank lines and header line
-            if line == '\n' or line == '' or line.startswith('Linux'):
+            if not line.strip() or line.startswith('Linux'):
                 continue
 
             if line.startswith('avg-cpu:'):
diff --git a/jc/parsers/ls_s.py b/jc/parsers/ls_s.py
index b768ce76..b000255c 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/ls_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/ls_s.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ from jc.exceptions import ParseError
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.1'
+    version = '1.2'
     description = '`ls` command streaming parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False, ignore_exceptions=False):
                 continue
 
             # skip blank lines
-            if line.strip() == '':
+            if not line.strip():
                 continue
 
             # Look for parent line if glob or -R is used
diff --git a/jc/parsers/ping_s.py b/jc/parsers/ping_s.py
index f9ca0507..e697e737 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/ping_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/ping_s.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ from jc.exceptions import ParseError
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.1'
+    version = '1.2'
     description = '`ping` and `ping6` command streaming parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False, ignore_exceptions=False):
             output_line = {}
 
             # skip blank lines
-            if line.strip() == '':
+            if not line.strip():
                 continue
 
             # skip warning lines
diff --git a/jc/parsers/rsync_s.py b/jc/parsers/rsync_s.py
index 45d6edf6..07424046 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/rsync_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/rsync_s.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ from jc.streaming import (
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.1'
+    version = '1.2'
     description = '`rsync` command streaming parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def parse(
             output_line: Dict = {}
 
             # ignore blank lines
-            if line == '':
+            if not line.strip():
                 continue
 
             file_line = file_line_re.match(line)
diff --git a/jc/parsers/stat_s.py b/jc/parsers/stat_s.py
index 7e3d860f..d74b7a4e 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/stat_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/stat_s.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ from jc.exceptions import ParseError
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.2'
+    version = '1.3'
     description = '`stat` command streaming parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def parse(
             line = line.rstrip()
 
             # ignore blank lines
-            if line == '':
+            if not line.strip():
                 continue
 
             # linux output
diff --git a/jc/parsers/vmstat_s.py b/jc/parsers/vmstat_s.py
index ca47a9a4..83b83d06 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/vmstat_s.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/vmstat_s.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ from jc.exceptions import ParseError
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.1'
+    version = '1.2'
     description = '`vmstat` command streaming parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False, ignore_exceptions=False):
             output_line = {}
 
             # skip blank lines
-            if line.strip() == '':
+            if not line.strip():
                 continue
 
             # detect output type