diff --git a/VERSIONS b/VERSIONS
index 9602ccf..94ef6e6 100644
--- a/VERSIONS
+++ b/VERSIONS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 3.1 -- WORK IN PROGRESS (~May, 2018)
 
+ * Fixed: Bug with bigsay characters defined with blank lines.
  * Changed: Session config is saved to "filename.sessiontemp" and once the save is complete
    its moved to "filename.session", just in case something happens that might create a corrupt
    session file (eg, SIGSEGV).
diff --git a/common/default.bigchars b/common/default.bigchars
index a89033c..d4e1d6d 100644
--- a/common/default.bigchars
+++ b/common/default.bigchars
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ chars !
 \__/
 
 chars .
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
+-blank-
+-blank-
+-blank-
+-blank-
+-blank-
+-blank-
 ,--,
 \__/
 
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ chars |
 `--'
 
 chars :
-
+-blank-
 ,--.
 |  |
 `--'  
-
+-blank-
 ,--.
 |  |
 `--'
diff --git a/common/spider.bigchars b/common/spider.bigchars
index 82bdd52..a16332c 100644
--- a/common/spider.bigchars
+++ b/common/spider.bigchars
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ chars !
 |
 |
 |
- 
+-blank-
 o
 
 chars .
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
+-blank-
+-blank-
+-blank-
+-blank-
 o
 
 chars |
@@ -26,11 +25,11 @@ chars |
 |
 
 chars :
- 
+-blank-
 o
- 
+-blank-
 o
- 
+-blank-
 
 chars aA
  ,-.
diff --git a/src/toybox.c b/src/toybox.c
index 0767802..8b92fff 100644
--- a/src/toybox.c
+++ b/src/toybox.c
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@ int read_bigcharset_callback(char *rest)
 	if (charlines)
 	{
 		charlines--;
-		sz = strlen(rest);
-		if (sz > newchar->width)
-			newchar->width = sz;
+		if (stringcmp("-blank-",rest) == 0)
+			rest = "";
+		else
+		{
+			sz = strlen(rest);
+			if (sz > newchar->width)
+				newchar->width = sz;
+		}
 		append_strp(&newchar->data,rest);
 		return(FALSE);
 	}
@@ -92,6 +97,9 @@ int read_bigcharset_callback(char *rest)
 		charlines = charheight;
 		opt = chop(&rest);
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		debug("(read_bigcharset_callback) New character definition: %s\n",opt);
+#endif /* DEBUG */
 		set_mallocdoer(read_bigcharset_callback);
 		newchar = (BigC*)Calloc(sizeof(BigC) + strlen(opt));
 
@@ -783,6 +791,12 @@ reuse_font:
 					break;
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef DEBUG
+			if (bigc == NULL)
+			{
+				debug("(do_bigsay) no matching character found for '%c'\n",*pt);
+			}
+#endif /* DEBUG */
 		}
 		temp = NULL;
 		for(tail=output;*tail;tail++)