diff --git a/src/backend/configitem.c b/src/backend/configitem.c
index a64995aeb..7e52f269e 100644
--- a/src/backend/configitem.c
+++ b/src/backend/configitem.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ lumiera_configitem_parse (LumieraConfigitem self, const char* line)
       /*this is a section*/
 
       /*skip blanks before prefix*/
+      itr++;
       while (*itr && isspace(*itr))
         itr++;