diff --git a/js/__snapshots__/regionParser.test.js.snap b/js/__snapshots__/regionParser.test.js.snap
index d11db1c9..19edcc68 100644
--- a/js/__snapshots__/regionParser.test.js.snap
+++ b/js/__snapshots__/regionParser.test.js.snap
@@ -409,6 +409,23 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`regionParser parses a region.txt where the points have leading commas 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "equalizer": Array [
+    "5,0 3,1 2,2 1,3 0,5 0,116 275,116 275,6 274,3 273,2 272,1 270,0",
+  ],
+  "equalizerws": Array [
+    "5,0 3,1 2,2 1,3 0,5 0,14 275,14 275,6 274,3 273,2 272,1 270,0",
+  ],
+  "normal": Array [
+    "5,0 3,1 2,2 1,3 0,5 0,116 275,116 275,6 274,3 273,2 272,1 270,0",
+  ],
+  "windowshade": Array [
+    "5,0 3,1 2,2 1,3 0,5 0,14 275,14 275,6 274,3 273,2 272,1 270,0",
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`regionParser parses the EVAunit region.txt 1`] = `
 Object {
   "equalizer": Array [
diff --git a/js/__tests__/fixtures/region_leading_comma.txt b/js/__tests__/fixtures/region_leading_comma.txt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..54dfe60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/__tests__/fixtures/region_leading_comma.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Normal]
+NumPoints=12
+PointList=,5,0, 3,1, 2,2 1,3, 0,5, 0,116, 275,116, 275,6, 274,3, 273,2 272,1, 270,0
+
+[EQUALIZER]
+NumPoints=12
+PointList=,5,0, 3,1, 2,2 1,3, 0,5, 0,116, 275,116, 275,6, 274,3, 273,2 272,1, 270,0
+
+[WindowShade]
+NumPoints=12
+PointList=,5,0, 3,1, 2,2 1,3, 0,5, 0,14, 275,14, 275,6, 274,3, 273,2 272,1, 270,0
+
+[EqualizerWS]
+NumPoints=12
+PointList=,5,0, 3,1, 2,2 1,3, 0,5, 0,14, 275,14, 275,6, 274,3, 273,2 272,1, 270,0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/regionParser.js b/js/regionParser.js
index 48e86fb9..53290ba4 100644
--- a/js/regionParser.js
+++ b/js/regionParser.js
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ export default function regionParser(regionStr) {
     if (!numpoints || !pointlist) {
       return;
     }
-    const pointCounts = numpoints.split(/\s*,\s*/);
-    // points can be separated by spaces, or by commas
-    const points = pointPairs(pointlist.split(/\s*[, ]\s*/));
+    const pointCounts = numpoints.split(/\s*,\s*/).filter(val => val !== "");
+    const points = pointPairs(
+      // points can be separated by spaces, or by commas
+      pointlist.split(/\s*[, ]\s*/).filter(val => val !== "")
+    );
     let pointIndex = 0;
     const polygons = pointCounts.map(numStr => {
       const num = Number(numStr);
diff --git a/js/regionParser.test.js b/js/regionParser.test.js
index b62b8e8f..7cd2eafa 100644
--- a/js/regionParser.test.js
+++ b/js/regionParser.test.js
@@ -45,4 +45,11 @@ describe("regionParser", () => {
     );
     expect(regionParser(regionTxt)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+  it("parses a region.txt where the points have leading commas", () => {
+    const regionTxt = fs.readFileSync(
+      "./js/__tests__/fixtures/region_leading_comma.txt",
+      "utf8"
+    );
+    expect(regionParser(regionTxt)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });