diff --git a/.github/workflows/erlang.yml b/.github/workflows/erlang.yml
index b557407..5634586 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/erlang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/erlang.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         otp:
+          - '26.1.2'
           - '25.2.1'
           - '24.3.4'
           - '23.3.4'
diff --git a/src/robots.erl b/src/robots.erl
index 116f0c1..17d6669 100644
--- a/src/robots.erl
+++ b/src/robots.erl
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ handle_line(Line) ->
 sort_rules(_, Value = {allowed, all}) ->
     Value;
 sort_rules(_, {Allowed, Disallowed}) ->
-    Compare = fun(R1, R2) -> not (R1 =< R2) end,
+    Compare = fun(R1, R2) -> R1 > R2 end,
     {lists:sort(Compare, Allowed), lists:sort(Compare, Disallowed)};
 sort_rules(sitemap, Value) ->
     Value.
@@ -143,17 +143,23 @@ sort_rules(sitemap, Value) ->
 trim(String) ->
     string:trim(String, both).
 
--spec build_rules({binary(), binary()}, {[agent()], boolean(), rules_index()}) ->
-    {[agent()], boolean(), rules_index()}.
+-spec build_rules({binary(), binary()}, {[agent()], IsFirstAgent, rules_index()}) ->
+    {[agent()], IsFirstAgent, rules_index()}
+when
+    IsFirstAgent :: boolean().
 build_rules({<<"user-agent">>, RawAgent}, {Agents, false, RulesIndex}) ->
     Reversed = to_agent(RawAgent),
     {[Reversed | Agents], false, RulesIndex};
 build_rules({<<"user-agent">>, RawAgent}, {_Agents, true, RulesIndex}) ->
     Reversed = to_agent(RawAgent),
     {[Reversed], false, RulesIndex};
+build_rules({<<"allow">>, <<>>}, {Agents, _, RulesIndex}) ->
+    {Agents, true, RulesIndex};
 build_rules({<<"allow">>, Rule}, {Agents, _, RulesIndex}) ->
     {_, UpdatedIndex} = lists:foldl(fun update_index/2, {{allowed, Rule}, RulesIndex}, Agents),
     {Agents, true, UpdatedIndex};
+build_rules({<<"disallow">>, <<>>}, {Agents, _, RulesIndex}) ->
+    {Agents, true, RulesIndex};
 build_rules({<<"disallow">>, Rule}, {Agents, _, RulesIndex}) ->
     {_, UpdatedIndex} = lists:foldl(fun update_index/2, {{disallowed, Rule}, RulesIndex}, Agents),
     {Agents, true, UpdatedIndex};
diff --git a/test/robots_SUITE.erl b/test/robots_SUITE.erl
index c024658..9b1a93f 100644
--- a/test/robots_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/robots_SUITE.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 -define(ANOTHER_RULE, <<"/bar">>).
 -define(A_VALID_CODE, 200).
 -define(A_VALID_CONTENT, <<"User-Agent: ", ?USER_AGENT/binary, "\nAllow: ", ?A_RULE/binary>>).
+-define(SOME_CONTENT_WITH_EMPTY_RULES, <<
+    "# START YOAST BLOCK\n"
+    "# ---------------------------\n"
+    "User-agent: *\n"
+    "Disallow:\n"
+    "# ---------------------------\n"
+    "# END YOAST BLOCK\n"
+>>).
 -define(ANOTHER_VALID_CONTENT,
     <<"User-Agent: ", ?USER_AGENT/binary, "\nAllow: ", ?A_RULE/binary, "\nDisallow: ",
         ?ANOTHER_RULE/binary>>
@@ -58,7 +66,8 @@ groups() ->
             match_independently_of_the_casing_of_the_agent,
             return_false_if_agent_is_disallowed,
             return_true_if_no_matching_rules_can_be_found,
-            return_true_if_everything_is_allowed_for_the_corresponding_agent
+            return_true_if_everything_is_allowed_for_the_corresponding_agent,
+            ignore_empty_rules
         ]}
     ].
 
@@ -240,6 +249,16 @@ return_true_if_everything_is_allowed_for_the_corresponding_agent(_Config) ->
 
     ?assert(robots:is_allowed(?USER_AGENT, ?AN_URL, RulesIndex)).
 
+ignore_empty_rules() ->
+    [
+        {doc,
+            "Given a robot.txt with a wildcard associated with an empty rules, when parsing, then allow everything."}
+    ].
+ignore_empty_rules(_Config) ->
+    {ok, RulesIndex} = robots:parse(?SOME_CONTENT_WITH_EMPTY_RULES, ?A_VALID_CODE),
+
+    ?assert(robots:is_allowed(?USER_AGENT, ?AN_URL, RulesIndex)).
+
 %%%===================================================================
 %%% Internal functions
 %%%===================================================================