diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp
index 5a60c8f6e8..cfeb6c8b70 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ std::pair<std::vector<RigPressureDepthData>, QString> RifPressureDepthTextFileRe
         QString line = in.readLine();
         if ( isHeaderLine( line ) )
         {
-            QStringList          headerValues = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, separator );
+            bool                 skipEmptyParts = true;
+            QStringList          headerValues   = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, separator, skipEmptyParts );
             RigPressureDepthData data;
             data.setWellName( headerValues[1].replace( "'", "" ) );
             items.push_back( data );
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ bool RifPressureDepthTextFileReader::isUnitsLine( const QString& line )
 std::optional<std::pair<double, double>> RifPressureDepthTextFileReader::parseDataLine( const QString& line )
 {
     // Expect two data values separated by one space
-    QStringList values = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, " " );
+    bool        skipEmptyParts = true;
+    QStringList values         = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, " ", skipEmptyParts );
     if ( values.size() != 2 ) return {};
 
     // First value is pressure
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ std::optional<std::pair<double, double>> RifPressureDepthTextFileReader::parseDa
 std::optional<QDateTime> RifPressureDepthTextFileReader::parseDateLine( const QString& line )
 {
     // Expect two data values separated by one space
-    QStringList values = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, " " );
+    bool        skipEmptyParts = true;
+    QStringList values         = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, " ", skipEmptyParts );
     if ( values.size() != 2 ) return {};
 
     CAF_ASSERT( values[0] == "DATE" );
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file.txt b/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file.txt
index 57ed746a62..9a4b846bd6 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file.txt
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ DATE 28-DEC-1995
 PRESSURE DEPTH
 BARSA METRES
 418.88 2726.91
-419.02 2729.36
+419.02   2729.36
 419.11 2733.29
-419.17 2735.26
+419.17    2735.26
 --
 WELLNAME 'G-14'
 DATE 28-DEC-1996
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DATE 15-jan-12
 PRESSURE DEPTH
 BARSA METRES
 414.40 2911.029 
-415.92 2929.496
+415.92    2929.496
 417.23 2935.801 
 415.76 2934.981
 414.75 2919.446