diff --git a/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs b/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs
index 0ee32fb..b06b967 100644
--- a/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs
+++ b/Filtration.Parser.Tests/Services/TestItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Tests.Services
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void TranslateStringToItemFilterBlock_NoBlockGroupComment_CallsBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder()
+        public void TranslateStringToItemFilterBlock_NoBlockGroupComment_DoesNotCallBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder()
         {
             // Arrange
             var inputString = "Show" + Environment.NewLine;
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Tests.Services
             var inputString = "Show    #" + Environment.NewLine;
 
             // Act
-            _testUtility.MockBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder.Setup(b => b.IntegrateStringListIntoBlockGroupHierarchy(It.IsAny<IEnumerable<string>>())).Verifiable();
             _testUtility.Translator.TranslateStringToItemFilterBlock(inputString, null);
 
             // Assert
@@ -154,7 +153,31 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Tests.Services
             var testBlockGroup = new ItemFilterBlockGroup("zzzzz", null);
 
             // Act
-            _testUtility.MockBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder.Setup(b => b.IntegrateStringListIntoBlockGroupHierarchy(It.IsAny<IEnumerable<string>>())).Returns(testBlockGroup).Verifiable();
+            _testUtility.MockBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder
+                .Setup(b => b.IntegrateStringListIntoBlockGroupHierarchy(It.Is<IEnumerable<string>>(s => s.Contains("Test Block Group") && s.Contains("Test Sub Block Group") && s.Contains("Test Another Block Group"))))
+                .Returns(testBlockGroup)
+                .Verifiable();
+
+            var result = _testUtility.Translator.TranslateStringToItemFilterBlock(inputString, null);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.AreEqual(testBlockGroup, result.BlockGroup);
+            _testUtility.MockBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder.Verify();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TranslateStringToItemFilterBlock_BlockGroupComment_NoSpacingAroundHyphens_SetsBlockItemGroupCorrectly()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var inputString = "Show # AAA-BBB-CCC" + Environment.NewLine;
+            var testBlockGroup = new ItemFilterBlockGroup("zzzzz", null);
+
+            // Act
+            _testUtility.MockBlockGroupHierarchyBuilder
+                .Setup(b => b.IntegrateStringListIntoBlockGroupHierarchy(It.Is<IEnumerable<string>>(s => s.Contains("AAA-BBB-CCC"))))
+                .Returns(testBlockGroup)
+                .Verifiable();
+
             var result = _testUtility.Translator.TranslateStringToItemFilterBlock(inputString, null);
 
             // Assert
diff --git a/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs b/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs
index d2b9bcf..23553a9 100644
--- a/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs
+++ b/Filtration.Parser/Services/ItemFilterBlockTranslator.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Services
                 }
 
                 var adjustedLine = line.Replace("#", " # ");
-                var trimmedLine = adjustedLine.TrimStart(' ').TrimEnd(' ');
+                var trimmedLine = adjustedLine.Trim();
 
                 var spaceOrEndOfLinePos = trimmedLine.IndexOf(" ", StringComparison.Ordinal) > 0 ? trimmedLine.IndexOf(" ", StringComparison.Ordinal) : trimmedLine.Length;
 
@@ -395,7 +395,10 @@ namespace Filtration.Parser.Services
             if (blockGroupStart <= 0) return;
 
             var blockGroupText = inputString.Substring(blockGroupStart + 1);
-            var blockGroups = blockGroupText.Split('-').ToList();
+            var blockGroups = blockGroupText.Split(new[] { " - " }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                                            .Select(s => s.Trim())
+                                            .ToList();
+
             if (blockGroups.Count(b => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(b.Trim())) > 0)
             {
                 block.BlockGroup = _blockGroupHierarchyBuilder.IntegrateStringListIntoBlockGroupHierarchy(blockGroups);