diff --git a/addon/Tabellio.py b/addon/Tabellio.py
index d5bac3c..7ad7dee 100644
--- a/addon/Tabellio.py
+++ b/addon/Tabellio.py
@@ -1087,7 +1087,10 @@ def check_structure(doc):
         cursor.gotoEndOfParagraph(True)
         s = cursor.String.replace(' ', '').replace('\t', '').replace(u'\xa0', '')
         if cursor.String and s == '': # paragraph filled with nothing but spaces
-            error = StructureError('paragraph-filled-with-nothing-but-spaces')
+            #error = StructureError('paragraph-filled-with-nothing-but-spaces')
+            # do not mark this as an error, they will be ignored automatically
+            # by odf2legi
+            pass
 
         if error:
             view_cursor.gotoRange(cursor, False)