diff --git a/basis/csv/csv-tests.factor b/basis/csv/csv-tests.factor
index 50bc3836f5..6ba8e2d5b8 100644
--- a/basis/csv/csv-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/csv/csv-tests.factor
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ IN: csv.tests
 : named-unit-test ( name output input -- ) 
   unit-test drop ; inline
 
-! tests nicked from the wikipedia csv article
-! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values
-
 "Fields are separated by commas"
 [ { { "1997" "Ford" "E350" } } ] 
 [ "1997,Ford,E350" <string-reader> csv ] named-unit-test
@@ -90,3 +87,5 @@ IN: csv.tests
     { { "writing,some,csv,tests" } } dup "csv-test2-"
     unique-file utf8 [ csv>file ] [ file>csv ] 2bi =
 ] unit-test
+
+[ { { "hello" "" "" "" "goodbye" "" } } ] [ "hello,,\"\",,goodbye," <string-reader> csv ] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/csv/csv.factor b/basis/csv/csv.factor
index 152b3dcbba..5902999a76 100755
--- a/basis/csv/csv.factor
+++ b/basis/csv/csv.factor
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@ DEFER: quoted-field ( -- endchar )
 
 : (row) ( -- sep )
     field , 
-    dup delimiter get = [ drop (row) ] when ;
+    dup delimiter> = [ drop (row) ] when ;
 
 : row ( -- eof? array[string] )
     [ (row) ] { } make ;
 
 : (csv) ( -- )
-    row harvest [ , ] unless-empty [ (csv) ] when ;
+    row
+    dup [ empty? ] all? [ drop ] [ , ] if
+    [ (csv) ] when ;
   
 PRIVATE>
 
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ PRIVATE>
     [ row nip ] with-input-stream ;
 
 : csv ( stream -- rows )
-    [ [ (csv) ] { } make ] with-input-stream ;
+    [ [ (csv) ] { } make ] with-input-stream
+    dup peek { "" } = [ but-last ] when ;
 
 : file>csv ( path encoding -- csv )
     <file-reader> csv ;