diff --git a/src/std/chemical.c b/src/std/chemical.c
index 4cb3578..0b3a280 100644
--- a/src/std/chemical.c
+++ b/src/std/chemical.c
@@ -431,8 +431,25 @@ void ARC_ChemicalData_RunGroupTag(ARC_ParserTagToken *tagToken, ARC_Chemical *ch
 
     //check if removing
     if(chemical->load == ARC_False){
-        //TODO: check if the group is empty and remove it if it is
-        ARC_String_Destroy(groupVariable);
+        /* ~ <groupArgs> ~ */
+        childTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(tagToken->tagTokens, 6);
+
+        //<groupArgs> -> <whitespace> <variableLines> | LAMBDA
+        if(childTagToken->token == NULL && ARC_Vector_GetSize(childTagToken->tagTokens) == 2){
+            ARC_ParserTagToken *variableLines = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(childTagToken->tagTokens, 1);
+            ARC_ChemicalData_RunVariableLinesTag(variableLines, chemical);
+
+            //log error if it happens
+            if(arc_errno != 0){
+                ARC_DEBUG_LOG_ERROR("ARC_ChemicalData_RunGroupTag(tagToken, chemical), chemical errored when trying to used parsed data for variable lines");
+            }
+        }
+
+        //remove an empty hashtable if it is now empty
+        if(ARC_Hashtable_GetSize(chemical->groups)){
+            ARC_String_Destroy(groupVariable);
+        }
+
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/std/chemical.c b/tests/std/chemical.c
index 319b63e..32e5045 100644
--- a/tests/std/chemical.c
+++ b/tests/std/chemical.c
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ ARC_TEST(Chemical_BasicTest){
     int32_t testVal = *(int32_t *)ARC_Chemical_GetWithCStr(chemical, "test::test");
     ARC_CHECK(testVal == 5);
 
+    ARC_Chemical_UnloadFromFile(chemical, tempString);
+
+    void *nullVal = ARC_Chemical_GetWithCStr(chemical, "test::test");
+    ARC_CHECK(nullVal == NULL);
+
     //cleanup
     ARC_String_Destroy(tempString);
     ARC_Chemical_Destroy(chemical);