diff --git a/lmformatenforcer/jsonschemaparser.py b/lmformatenforcer/jsonschemaparser.py
index f426369..1dedfe4 100644
--- a/lmformatenforcer/jsonschemaparser.py
+++ b/lmformatenforcer/jsonschemaparser.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def add_character(self, new_character: str) -> CharacterLevelParser:
         updated_parser.object_stack[receiving_idx] = updated_parser.object_stack[receiving_idx].add_character(new_character)
         if new_character in WHITESPACE_CHARACTERS:
             updated_parser.num_consecutive_whitespaces += 1
+            updated_parser.last_non_whitespace_character = self.last_non_whitespace_character
         else:
             updated_parser.num_consecutive_whitespaces = 0
             updated_parser.last_non_whitespace_character = new_character
diff --git a/tests/test_jsonschemaparser.py b/tests/test_jsonschemaparser.py
index 3d8c6f5..ac5b027 100644
--- a/tests/test_jsonschemaparser.py
+++ b/tests/test_jsonschemaparser.py
@@ -354,3 +354,20 @@ class FlightRoute(BaseModel):
     
     _test_json_schema_parsing_with_string(output_ok, FlightRoute.model_json_schema(), True)
     _test_json_schema_parsing_with_string(output_notok, FlightRoute.model_json_schema(), False)
+
+
+def test_comma_cannot_start_list_2():
+    # This also stresses the whitespace handling + max consecutive whitespace concept,
+    # bug reported in https://github.com/noamgat/lm-format-enforcer/issues/80
+    output_notok = """
+    {
+        "airports": [
+           ,"Hamad",
+           ",Doha",
+           ",Bahrain",
+           ",Dammam"
+        ]
+    }"""
+    class FlightRoute(BaseModel):
+        airports: List[str]
+    _test_json_schema_parsing_with_string(output_notok, FlightRoute.model_json_schema(), False)
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