diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/add_data_steps/parse_csv_step/parse_csv_step.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/add_data_steps/parse_csv_step/parse_csv_step.js
index b9e860860fe34..32cd5a7234a4b 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/add_data_steps/parse_csv_step/parse_csv_step.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/add_data_steps/parse_csv_step/parse_csv_step.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ modules.get('apps/management')
             {
               header: true,
               dynamicTyping: true,
+              skipEmptyLines: true,
               step: (results, parser) => {
                 if (row > maxSampleRows) {
                   parser.abort();