diff --git a/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugingui.cpp b/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugingui.cpp
index 51fe173c8e3..509d2af27df 100644
--- a/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugingui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/delimited_text/qgsdelimitedtextplugingui.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void QgsDelimitedTextPluginGui::updateFieldLists()
         " using delimiter " << txtDelimiter->text() << std::endl;
 #endif
 
-      QStringList fieldList = QStringList::split(QRegExp(txtDelimiter->text()), line, true);
+      QStringList fieldList = QStringList::split(QRegExp(txtDelimiter->text()), line);
 
 #ifdef QGISDEBUG
       std::cerr << "Split line into " << fieldList.size() << " parts" << std::endl; 
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ void QgsDelimitedTextPluginGui::updateFieldLists()
       int fieldPos = 0;
       for ( QStringList::Iterator it = fieldList.begin(); it != fieldList.end(); ++it ) {
         // add item to both drop-downs (X field and Y field)
+        if((*it).length() > 0)
+        {
         cmbXField->insertItem(*it);
         cmbYField->insertItem(*it);
+        }
       }           
       // close the file
       file->close();
diff --git a/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp b/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp
index f3fbd7963f3..e23ea3edc66 100644
--- a/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp
+++ b/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /***************************************************************************
   qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp -  Data provider for delimted text
   -------------------
-begin                : 2004-02-27
-copyright            : (C) 2004 by Gary E.Sherman
-email                : sherman at mrcc.com
+          begin                : 2004-02-27
+          copyright            : (C) 2004 by Gary E.Sherman
+          email                : sherman at mrcc.com
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 /***************************************************************************
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ email                : sherman at mrcc.com
             // We don't know anything about a text based field other
             // than its name. All fields are assumed to be text
             int fieldPos = 0;
-            for ( QStringList::Iterator it = fieldList.begin(); it != fieldList.end(); ++it ) {
+            for ( QStringList::Iterator it = fieldList.begin(); it != fieldList.end(); ++it ) 
+            {
+              QString field = *it;
+              if(field.length() > 0)
+              {
               attributeFields.push_back(QgsField(*it, "Text"));
               fieldPositions[*it] = fieldPos++;
               // check to see if this field matches either the x or y field
@@ -120,7 +124,11 @@ email                : sherman at mrcc.com
               std::cerr << "Adding field: " << *it << std::endl; 
 #endif
 
+            }
             }           
+#ifdef QGISDEBUG 
+            std::cerr << "Field count for the delimited text file is " << attributeFields.size() << std::endl; 
+#endif 
           }else
           {
             // examine the x,y and update extents