diff --git a/src/scanner.ts b/src/scanner.ts
index 5af74434d..fcbcf76bd 100644
--- a/src/scanner.ts
+++ b/src/scanner.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ export class Scanner {
 
           const c1 = this.peekChar();
 
+          if (isWhiteSpace(c1)) {
+            this.getChar()
+            continue;
+          }
+
           if (c1 === EOF) {
             throw new ScanError(this.file, this.currPos.clone(), EOF)
           }
diff --git a/test/001-punct-depth-1.bolt b/test/001-punct-depth-1.bolt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef5665f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/001-punct-depth-1.bolt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ foo baz bar }
+( foo baz bar )
+[ foo baz bar ]