diff --git a/src/XmlToArray.php b/src/XmlToArray.php
index 193f7de..a71ba64 100755
--- a/src/XmlToArray.php
+++ b/src/XmlToArray.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public function __construct(string $xml)
 
     public static function convert(string $xml): array
     {
+        $xml = trim(preg_replace('/\s\s+/', '', $xml));
+
         $converter = new static($xml);
 
         return $converter->toArray();
diff --git a/tests/XmlToArrayTest.php b/tests/XmlToArrayTest.php
index 9656cf4..52109a4 100755
--- a/tests/XmlToArrayTest.php
+++ b/tests/XmlToArrayTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class XmlToArrayTest extends TestCase
     public function test(array $array)
     {
         $xml = ArrayToXml::convert($array, 'items');
+
         $this->assertSame(['items' => $array], XmlToArray::convert($xml));
     }
 
@@ -70,13 +71,16 @@ public function data()
      * @dataProvider sameNameData
      *
      * @param  array  $array
+     *
      * @test
      */
     public function sameNameTest(array $array)
     {
         $xml = ArrayToXml::convert($array, 'items');
+
         $convertedArr = XmlToArray::convert($xml);
-        $this->assertSame(['items' => $array], XmlToArray::convert($xml));
+
+        $this->assertSame(['items' => $array], $convertedArr);
     }
 
     public function sameNameData()
@@ -109,13 +113,16 @@ public function sameNameData()
      * @dataProvider sameMultiDimensionalData
      *
      * @param  array  $array
+     *
      * @test
      */
     public function sameMultiDimensionalTest(array $array)
     {
         $xml = ArrayToXml::convert($array, 'items');
+
         $convertedArr = XmlToArray::convert($xml);
-        $this->assertSame(['items' => $array], XmlToArray::convert($xml));
+
+        $this->assertSame(['items' => $array], $convertedArr);
     }
 
     public function sameMultiDimensionalData()
@@ -139,4 +146,44 @@ public function sameMultiDimensionalData()
             ],
         ];
     }
+
+    /**
+     *  @dataProvider sameMultiDimensionalData
+     *
+     *  @test
+     */
+    public function convert_WhenXmlHasNewLinesAndCarrigageReturns_ShouldCorrectConvertToArray(array $array)
+    {
+        $xml = "
+        <?xml version=\"1.0\"?> \r\n
+        <root> \r\n
+            <Good_guys> \r\n
+                <Guy> \r\n
+                    <name>Luke Skywalker</name> \r\n
+                    <weapon>Lightsaber</weapon> \r\n
+                </Guy> \r\n
+                <Guy> \r\n
+                    <name>Captain America</name> \r\n
+                    <weapon>Shield</weapon> \r\n
+                </Guy> \r\n
+            </Good_guys> \r\n
+            <Bad_guys> \r\n
+                <Guy> \r\n
+                    <name>Sauron</name> \r\n
+                    <weapon>Evil Eye</weapon> \r\n
+                </Guy> \r\n
+                <Guy> \r\n
+                    <name>Darth Vader</name> \r\n
+                    <weapon>Lightsaber</weapon> \r\n
+                </Guy> \r\n
+            </Bad_guys> \r\n
+        </root>
+        ";
+
+        $arrayExpected['root'] = $array;
+
+        $convertedArr = XmlToArray::convert($xml);
+
+        $this->assertSame($arrayExpected, $convertedArr);
+    }
 }