diff --git a/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.cpp b/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.cpp
index 14c1eaf30..648cebe79 100644
--- a/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void FileParser::ParseLine(const std::string& line)
     std::string value(line.begin() + varNameDelimiterPos + 1, line.end());
 
     // Only add first occurrence to mimic Milkdrop behaviour
-    if (!varName.empty() && !value.empty() && m_presetValues.find(varName) == m_presetValues.end())
+    if (!varName.empty() && m_presetValues.find(varName) == m_presetValues.end())
     {
         m_presetValues.emplace(std::move(varName), std::move(value));
     }
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.hpp b/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.hpp
index 17e00cee8..d9feeee40 100644
--- a/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.hpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPresetFactory/FileParser.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class FileParser
 public:
     using ValueMap = std::map<std::string, std::string>; //!< A map with key/value pairs, each representing one line in the preset file.
 
-    static constexpr std::streamsize maxFileSize = 0x100000; //!< Maximum size of a preset file. Used for sanity checks.
+    static constexpr size_t maxFileSize = 0x100000; //!< Maximum size of a preset file. Used for sanity checks.
 
     /**
      * @brief Reads the preset file into an internal map to prepare for parsing.
diff --git a/tests/FileParserTest.cpp b/tests/FileParserTest.cpp
index 776a70298..e54e72429 100644
--- a/tests/FileParserTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/FileParserTest.cpp
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ TEST(FileParser, EmptyValue)
 
     const auto& values = parser.PresetValues();
 
-    // Lines with empty values should be ignored
-    EXPECT_TRUE(values.find("empty_value") == values.end());
+    // Lines with empty values should be stored as such
+    ASSERT_FALSE(values.find("empty_value") == values.end());
+    EXPECT_EQ(values.at("empty_value"), "");
 }
 
 TEST(FileParser, EmptyKey)
diff --git a/tests/data/FileParser/parser-code.milk b/tests/data/FileParser/parser-code.milk
index 430c52aa7..3930b473e 100644
--- a/tests/data/FileParser/parser-code.milk
+++ b/tests/data/FileParser/parser-code.milk
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Very simple multi-line equation
 per_frame_1=r=1.0;
 per_frame_2=g=1.0;
-per_frame_3=b=1.0;
+per_frame_3=
+per_frame_4=b=1.0;
 
 // A gap in numbering should terminate parsing
 per_frame_gap_1=r=1.0;