diff --git a/src/mathed/math_cursor.C b/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
index 468d67d63e..d13408b91e 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void MathCursor::paste(MathGridInset const & data)
 		// single cell/part of cell
 		paste(data.cell(0));
 	} else {
-		// mulitple cells
+		// multiple cells
 		idx_type idx; // index of upper left cell
 		MathGridInset * p = enclosingGrid(idx);
 		col_type const numcols = min(data.ncols(), p->ncols() - p->col(idx));
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_parser.C b/src/mathed/math_parser.C
index 02decd07b5..aa9c09cbed 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_parser.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_parser.C
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Token const & Parser::getToken()
 
 void Parser::skipSpaces()
 {
-	while (nextToken().cat() == catSpace)
+	while (nextToken().cat() == catSpace || nextToken().cat() == catNewline)
 		getToken();
 }