diff --git a/src/compare/util.rs b/src/compare/util.rs
index 1e0cd85..25174f6 100644
--- a/src/compare/util.rs
+++ b/src/compare/util.rs
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ pub fn assert_bounds<'s, S: Source<'s>>(
         standard_properties
             .begin
             .ok_or("Token should have a begin.")?,
-        standard_properties
-            .end
-            .ok_or("Token should have a begin.")?,
+        standard_properties.end.ok_or("Token should have an end.")?,
     );
     let (rust_begin, rust_end) = get_offsets(source, rust);
     if (rust_begin + 1) != begin || (rust_end + 1) != end {
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index d39b8f7..3c70cd6 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ pub fn plain_list_item<'r, 's>(
     })(remaining)?;
 
     // TODO: This isn't taking into account items that immediately line break and then have contents
-    let maybe_contentless_item: Res<OrgSource<'_>, OrgSource<'_>> =
-        alt((eof, line_ending))(remaining);
+    let maybe_contentless_item: Res<OrgSource<'_>, OrgSource<'_>> = eof(remaining);
     match maybe_contentless_item {
         Ok((rem, _ws)) => {
             let source = get_consumed(input, rem);
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ pub fn plain_list_item<'r, 's>(
         Err(_) => {}
     };
 
-    let (remaining, _ws) = space1(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _ws) = alt((space1, line_ending))(remaining)?;
     let exit_matcher = plain_list_item_end(indent_level);
     let parser_context = context
         .with_additional_node(ContextElement::ConsumeTrailingWhitespace(true))
@@ -162,12 +161,9 @@ pub fn plain_list_item<'r, 's>(
             exit_matcher: &exit_matcher,
         }));
 
-    let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) = verify(
-        many_till(
-            parser_with_context!(element(true))(&parser_context),
-            parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context),
-        ),
-        |(children, _exit_contents)| !children.is_empty(),
+    let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) = many_till(
+        parser_with_context!(element(true))(&parser_context),
+        parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context),
     )(remaining)?;
 
     let (remaining, _trailing_ws) =