diff --git a/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs b/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs
index 00fb6e2..2412bc0 100644
--- a/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs
+++ b/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs
@@ -393,6 +393,39 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Tests.Services
             Assert.AreEqual("My Block Group", secondBlock.BlockGroup.GroupName);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TranslateStringToItemFilterScript_SectionBeforeFirstBlock_ParsesCorrectly()
+        {
+            //Arrange
+            var testInputScript = "# Filter Description Line 1" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                  "# Filter Description Line 2" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                  "# Filter Description Line 3" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                  Environment.NewLine +
+                                  "# Section: Test" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                  Environment.NewLine +
+                                  "    Show" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                  "Class \"Pantheon Soul\"";
+
+
+            var blockTranslator = CreateItemFilterScriptTranslator(itemFilterBlockTranslator: new ItemFilterBlockTranslator(Mock.Of<IBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder>()));
+
+            //Act
+            var result = blockTranslator.TranslateStringToItemFilterScript(testInputScript);
+
+            //Assert
+            var expectedDescription = "Filter Description Line 1" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                      "Filter Description Line 2" + Environment.NewLine +
+                                      "Filter Description Line 3";
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedDescription, result.Description);
+            var firstItemFilterCommentBlock = result.ItemFilterBlocks.OfType<ItemFilterCommentBlock>().FirstOrDefault();
+            Assert.IsNotNull(firstItemFilterCommentBlock);
+            Assert.AreEqual(" Section: Test", firstItemFilterCommentBlock.Comment);
+            var firstItemFilterBlock = result.ItemFilterBlocks.OfType<ItemFilterBlock>().FirstOrDefault();
+            Assert.IsNotNull(firstItemFilterBlock);
+            Assert.AreEqual(BlockAction.Show, firstItemFilterBlock.Action);
+        }
+
         private ItemFilterScriptTranslator CreateItemFilterScriptTranslator(IBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder blockGroupHierarchyBuilder = null,
                                                                             IItemFilterBlockTranslator itemFilterBlockTranslator = null,
                                                                             IItemFilterScriptFactory itemFilterScriptFactory = null)
diff --git a/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs b/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs
index 6c21e2b..c245487 100644
--- a/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs
+++ b/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterScriptTranslator.cs
@@ -198,12 +198,9 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Services
                 }
                 // A line starting with a comment where the previous line was null represents the start of a new comment (unless we're on the first
                 // line in which case it's not a new comment).
-                else if (trimmedLine.StartsWith("#") && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(previousLine) && currentItemFilterBlockBoundary.BoundaryType != ItemFilterBlockBoundaryType.ScriptDescription)
+                else if (trimmedLine.StartsWith("#") && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(previousLine) && currentLine > 0)
                 {
-                    if (blockBoundaries.Count > 0)
-                    {
-                        blockBoundaries.AddLast(currentItemFilterBlockBoundary);
-                    }
+                    blockBoundaries.AddLast(currentItemFilterBlockBoundary);
                     currentItemFilterBlockBoundary = new ItemFilterBlockBoundary(currentLine, ItemFilterBlockBoundaryType.CommentBlock);
                 }