diff --git a/solidityScanner.cpp b/solidityScanner.cpp
index 2b8c7c458..159e53055 100644
--- a/solidityScanner.cpp
+++ b/solidityScanner.cpp
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(documentation_comments_parsed_begin)
 {
 	Scanner scanner(CharStream("/// Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user"));
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentToken(), Token::EOS);
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), " Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), "Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multiline_documentation_comments_parsed_begin)
 {
 	Scanner scanner(CharStream("/** Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user*/"));
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentToken(), Token::EOS);
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), " Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), "Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(documentation_comments_parsed)
@@ -174,7 +174,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(documentation_comments_parsed)
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.next(), Token::IDENTIFIER);
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.next(), Token::IDENTIFIER);
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.next(), Token::EOS);
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), " Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), "Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multiline_documentation_comments_parsed)
+{
+	Scanner scanner(CharStream("some other tokens /**\n"
+							   "* Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user\n"
+							   "*/"));
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentToken(), Token::IDENTIFIER);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.next(), Token::IDENTIFIER);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.next(), Token::IDENTIFIER);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.next(), Token::EOS);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), "Send $(value / 1000) chocolates to the user");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(comment_before_eos)
@@ -191,6 +203,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(documentation_comment_before_eos)
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), "");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(empty_multiline_documentation_comment_before_eos)
+{
+	Scanner scanner(CharStream("/***/"));
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentToken(), Token::EOS);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(scanner.getCurrentCommentLiteral(), "");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(comments_mixed_in_sequence)
 {
 	Scanner scanner(CharStream("hello_world ///documentation comment \n"