diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/Parser.scala b/src/main/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/Parser.scala
index 55a2978..9fc5d71 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/Parser.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/Parser.scala
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ class PartialMigration {
   var upStages = new mutable.MutableList[String]()
   var downStages : Option[mutable.MutableList[String]] = None
 
-  var currentUp = new mutable.MutableList[String]()
+  var currentUp = new mutable.MutableList[mutable.MutableList[String]]()
   var currentDown: Option[mutable.MutableList[String]] = None
 
+  var lastLine = ""
+
   def rotateUp() = {
-    upStages += currentUp.mkString("\n")
+    upStages ++= currentUp.withFilter(_.nonEmpty).map(_.filter(_.nonEmpty).mkString("\n"))
     upStages = upStages.filterNot(line => line.isEmpty)
-    currentUp = new mutable.MutableList[String]()
+    lastLine = ""
+    currentUp = new mutable.MutableList[mutable.MutableList[String]]()
   }
 
   def rotateDown() = {
@@ -83,6 +86,14 @@ class Parser {
 
   case object ParsingDownStage extends ParserState
 
+  private def parseMultilineStatments(pm: PartialMigration, currentLine : String): Unit = {
+    if(pm.lastLine.trim().isEmpty) pm.currentUp += new mutable.MutableList[String]()
+
+    pm.currentUp.last += currentLine
+
+    pm.lastLine = currentLine
+  }
+
   def parse(resource: InputStream): Migration = {
     val inProgress = new PartialMigration
     var state: ParserState = ParsingAttributes
@@ -105,13 +116,10 @@ class Parser {
           case ParsingDownStage => inProgress.rotateDown(); inProgress.currentDown = Some(new mutable.MutableList[String]())
         }
       case cql =>
-        if (!cql.isEmpty) {
-
-          state match {
-            case ParsingUp | ParsingUpStage => inProgress.currentUp += cql
-            case ParsingDown | ParsingDownStage => inProgress.currentDown.get += cql
-            case other =>
-          }
+        (cql.isEmpty, state) match {
+          case (_, ParsingUp | ParsingUpStage) => parseMultilineStatments(inProgress, cql)
+          case (false, ParsingDown | ParsingDownStage) => inProgress.currentDown.get += cql
+          case other =>
         }
     }
     inProgress.validate match {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/pillar/migrations/faker/1370028265000_creates_profiles_table.cql b/src/test/resources/pillar/migrations/faker/1370028265000_creates_profiles_table.cql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4584a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/pillar/migrations/faker/1370028265000_creates_profiles_table.cql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- description: creates profiles table and populate
+-- authoredAt: 1370028265000
+-- up:
+
+CREATE TABLE profiles (
+  email text,
+  name text,
+  address text,
+  PRIMARY KEY (email)
+)
+
+INSERT INTO profiles(email, name, address) VALUES(
+  'rich@yopmail.com',
+  'Rich Halle',
+  'Schadowstrasse 124; Dusseldorf')
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/ParserSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/ParserSpec.scala
index 2d6c140..9d90529 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/ParserSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/ParserSpec.scala
@@ -86,6 +86,44 @@ class ParserSpec extends FunSpec with BeforeAndAfter with ShouldMatchers {
       }
     }
 
+    describe("1370028265000_creates_profiles_table.cql") {
+      val migrationPath = "src/test/resources/pillar/migrations/faker/1370028265000_creates_profiles_table.cql"
+
+      it("returns a migration object") {
+        val resource = new FileInputStream(migrationPath)
+        Parser().parse(resource).getClass should be(classOf[IrreversibleMigration])
+      }
+
+      it("assigns authoredAt") {
+        val resource = new FileInputStream(migrationPath)
+        Parser().parse(resource).authoredAt should equal(new Date(1370028265000L))
+      }
+
+      it("assigns description") {
+        val resource = new FileInputStream(migrationPath)
+        Parser().parse(resource).description should equal("creates profiles table and populate")
+      }
+
+      it("creates two up statements from the `up` section") {
+        val resource = new FileInputStream(migrationPath)
+        val migration = Parser().parse(resource)
+
+        migration.up should contain(
+          """CREATE TABLE profiles (
+            |  email text,
+            |  name text,
+            |  address text,
+            |  PRIMARY KEY (email)
+            |)""".stripMargin)
+
+        migration.up should contain(
+          """INSERT INTO profiles(email, name, address) VALUES(
+            |  'rich@yopmail.com',
+            |  'Rich Halle',
+            |  'Schadowstrasse 124; Dusseldorf')""".stripMargin)
+      }
+    }
+
     describe("1370028263000_creates_views_table.cql") {
       val migrationPath = "src/test/resources/pillar/migrations/faker/1370028263000_creates_views_table.cql"
 
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/PillarCommandLineAcceptanceSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/PillarCommandLineAcceptanceSpec.scala
index fcd2994..ea20393 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/PillarCommandLineAcceptanceSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/PillarCommandLineAcceptanceSpec.scala
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class PillarCommandLineAcceptanceSpec extends FeatureSpec with GivenWhenThen wit
       session.execute(QueryBuilder.select().from(keyspaceName, "views")).all().size() should equal(0)
 
       And("the applied_migrations table records the migrations")
-      session.execute(QueryBuilder.select().from(keyspaceName, "applied_migrations")).all().size() should equal(4)
+      session.execute(QueryBuilder.select().from(keyspaceName, "applied_migrations")).all().size() should equal(5)
 
       And("the first migration was authored at Fri May 31 18:01:02 2013")
       session.execute(QueryBuilder.select().from(keyspaceName, "applied_migrations").where(QueryBuilder.eq("authored_at", 1370023262000L))).all().size() should equal(1)
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/RegistrySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/RegistrySpec.scala
index f31f8a0..c0c325b 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/RegistrySpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/chrisomeara/pillar/RegistrySpec.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class RegistrySpec extends FunSpec with BeforeAndAfter with ShouldMatchers with
       describe("with a directory that exists and has migration files") {
         it("returns a registry with migrations") {
           val registry = Registry.fromDirectory(new File("src/test/resources/pillar/migrations/faker/"))
-          registry.all.size should equal(4)
+          registry.all.size should equal(5)
         }
       }