diff --git a/bash-ini-parser b/bash-ini-parser
index 3fdf885..e7f6b70 100755
--- a/bash-ini-parser
+++ b/bash-ini-parser
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ PREFIX="cfg_section_"
 function debug {
    if ! [ "x$BASH_INI_PARSER_DEBUG" == "x" ]
    then 
-      echo $*
-      echo --start--
+      echo
+      echo --start-- $*
       echo "${ini[*]}"
       echo --end--
       echo
@@ -39,10 +39,21 @@ function cfg_parser {
    debug
    ini=( ${ini[*]/%+([[:space:]])/} ) # remove ending whitespace
    debug "whitespace around ="
+   ini=( ${ini[*]/%+([[:space:]])\\]/\\]} ) # remove non meaningful whitespace after sections
+   debug "whitespace around ="
    ini=( ${ini[*]/*([[:space:]])=*([[:space:]])/=} ) # remove whitespace around =
    debug
    ini=( ${ini[*]/#\\[/\}$'\n'"$PREFIX"} ) # set section prefix
    debug
+   for ((i=0; i < "${#ini[@]}"; i++))
+   do
+      line="${ini[i]}"
+      if [[ "$line" =~ $PREFIX.+ ]]
+      then
+         ini[$i]=${line// /_}
+      fi
+   done
+   debug "subsections"
    ini=( ${ini[*]/%\\]/ \(} )   # convert text2function (1)
    debug
    ini=( ${ini[*]/=/=\( } )     # convert item to array
diff --git a/t/t0003/sections.ini b/t/t0003/sections.ini
index 365a367..f055795 100644
--- a/t/t0003/sections.ini
+++ b/t/t0003/sections.ini
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@ var5=section 2 VAR 5
 var1="section 3 VAR 1"
 var2=  		"section 3 VAR 2"  
 
+[section4 subsec]
+var1="section 3 VAR 1"
+var2=  		"section 3 VAR 2"  
 
diff --git a/t/t0003/sections.out.correct b/t/t0003/sections.out.correct
index 13c9c8c..f8def2b 100644
--- a/t/t0003/sections.out.correct
+++ b/t/t0003/sections.out.correct
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ var5="section 2 VAR 5"
 [section3]
 var1="section 3 VAR 1"
 var2="section 3 VAR 2"
+[section4_subsec]
+var1="section 3 VAR 1"
+var2="section 3 VAR 2"