diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 92da4b3..9fa5b69 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func ParseHeaders(headers []string) map[string]string {
 	// Loop through the headers
 	for _, header := range headers {
 		split := strings.SplitN(header, "=", 2)
-		if len(split) != 2 {
+		if len(split) != 2 || strings.TrimSpace(split[0]) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(split[1]) == "" {
 			log.Warn().Str("header", header).Msg("Invalid header format, skipping")
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils_test.go b/internal/utils/utils_test.go
index 57423ec..31090f6 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func TestParseHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("Testing parse headers with a valid string")
 
 	// Create variables
-	headers := []string{"X-Hea\tder1=value1", "X-Header2=value\n2"}
+	headers := []string{"X-Hea\x00der1=value1", "X-Header2=value\n2"}
 	expected := map[string]string{
 		"X-Header1": "value1",
 		"X-Header2": "value2",