diff --git a/src/Verify.ExceptionParsing/Parser.cs b/src/Verify.ExceptionParsing/Parser.cs
index 818365aca4..7d8f838a96 100644
--- a/src/Verify.ExceptionParsing/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/Verify.ExceptionParsing/Parser.cs
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ static string TrimStart(string next, string prefix)
 
         var trimmed = next.Substring(prefix.Length);
 
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trimmed))
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trimmed))
         {
-            throw new ParseException($"Expected line to have content after prefix `{prefix}` is trimmed . Line: {next}");
+            return trimmed;
         }
 
-        return trimmed;
+        throw new ParseException($"Expected line to have content after prefix `{prefix}` is trimmed . Line: {next}");
     }
 
     static void AddFilePair(string directory, string line, IEnumerator<string> scopedEnumerator, List<FilePair> filePairs)
diff --git a/src/Verify.Expecto/Verify.Expecto.csproj b/src/Verify.Expecto/Verify.Expecto.csproj
index 1355c23273..19a8d13795 100644
--- a/src/Verify.Expecto/Verify.Expecto.csproj
+++ b/src/Verify.Expecto/Verify.Expecto.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Fody" Version="6.6.4" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="FSharp.Core" Version="7.0.200" />
     <PackageReference Include="ProjectDefaults" Version="1.0.90" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.3.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
+    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.4.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Release'" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Verify\Verify.csproj" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <None Include="buildTransitive\Verify.Expecto.props" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\Verify.Expecto.props" />
diff --git a/src/Verify.MSTest/Verify.MSTest.csproj b/src/Verify.MSTest/Verify.MSTest.csproj
index a67125c0d0..f328e5abc9 100644
--- a/src/Verify.MSTest/Verify.MSTest.csproj
+++ b/src/Verify.MSTest/Verify.MSTest.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="ConfigureAwait.Fody" Version="3.3.2" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Fody" Version="6.6.4" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="ProjectDefaults" Version="1.0.90" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.3.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
+    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.4.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Release'" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Verify\Verify.csproj" PrivateAssets="None" />
diff --git a/src/Verify.NUnit/Verify.NUnit.csproj b/src/Verify.NUnit/Verify.NUnit.csproj
index 5b96038958..99cc665ee4 100644
--- a/src/Verify.NUnit/Verify.NUnit.csproj
+++ b/src/Verify.NUnit/Verify.NUnit.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Fody" Version="6.6.4" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.13.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="ProjectDefaults" Version="1.0.90" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.3.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
+    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.4.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Release'" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Verify\Verify.csproj" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <None Include="buildTransitive\Verify.NUnit.props" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\Verify.NUnit.props" />
diff --git a/src/Verify.Xunit/Verify.Xunit.csproj b/src/Verify.Xunit/Verify.Xunit.csproj
index a5dfe81e1d..edec709857 100644
--- a/src/Verify.Xunit/Verify.Xunit.csproj
+++ b/src/Verify.Xunit/Verify.Xunit.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.abstractions" Version="2.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.extensibility.execution" Version="2.4.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="ProjectDefaults" Version="1.0.90" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.3.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
+    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.4.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Release'" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Verify\Verify.csproj" PrivateAssets="None" />
     <None Include="buildTransitive\Verify.Xunit.props" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\Verify.Xunit.props" />
diff --git a/src/Verify/Verify.csproj b/src/Verify/Verify.csproj
index 526dfd8f6a..4feaecf93a 100644
--- a/src/Verify/Verify.csproj
+++ b/src/Verify/Verify.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     <Using Include="System.Runtime.Versioning" />
     <Using Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices" />
     <PackageReference Include="DiffEngine" Version="11.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.3.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
+    <PackageReference Include="EmptyFiles" Version="4.4.0" PrivateAssets="None" />
+
     <PackageReference Include="ConfigureAwait.Fody" Version="3.3.2" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Fody" Version="6.6.4" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="SimpleInfoName" Version="2.1.1" />