diff --git a/2024/01/main.go b/2024/01/main.go
index 1dc02d1..fd1af97 100644
--- a/2024/01/main.go
+++ b/2024/01/main.go
@@ -12,18 +12,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	lines := parse()
 
-	// var first = 0
-	// var last = 0
-
 	var left = []int{}
 	var right = []int{}
 
 	for _, line := range lines {
-
-		if line == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		nums := strings.Fields(line)
 
 		l, _ := strconv.Atoi(nums[0])
@@ -66,5 +58,12 @@ func parse() []string {
 	filePath := os.Args[1]
 	data, _ := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 	chunks := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
-	return chunks
+	var nonEmpthyChunks = []string{}
+
+	for _, chunk := range chunks {
+		if chunk != "" {
+			nonEmpthyChunks = append(nonEmpthyChunks, chunk)
+		}
+	}
+	return nonEmpthyChunks
 }