diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
index 8655386d3..51558f12b 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ timedotentryp :: ParsecT [Char] JournalContext (ExceptT String IO) Transaction
 timedotentryp = do
   ptrace "  timedotentryp"
   pos <- genericSourcePos <$> getPosition
+  many spacenonewline
   a <- modifiedaccountnamep
   many spacenonewline
   hours <-