diff --git a/parso/python/normalizer.py b/parso/python/normalizer.py
index 105408c..edc8b3e 100644
--- a/parso/python/normalizer.py
+++ b/parso/python/normalizer.py
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ def _is_future_import_first(import_from):
     """
     found_docstring = False
     for stmt in _iter_stmts(import_from.get_root_node()):
+        if stmt.type == 'string' and not found_docstring:
+            continue
+        found_docstring = True
+
         if stmt == import_from:
             return True
         if stmt.type == 'import_from' and _is_future_import(stmt):
             continue
-        if stmt.type == 'string' and not found_docstring:
-            found_docstring = True
-            continue
         return False
 
 
diff --git a/parso/python/pep8.py b/parso/python/pep8.py
index c08243e..58e4dd3 100644
--- a/parso/python/pep8.py
+++ b/parso/python/pep8.py
@@ -230,7 +230,13 @@ class PEP8Normalizer(ErrorFinder):
                     if child.type == 'simple_stmt':
                         # Remove the newline.
                         children = child.children[:-1]
+
+                    found_docstring = False
                     for c in children:
+                        if c.type == 'string' and not found_docstring:
+                            continue
+                        found_docstring = True
+
                         if c.type == 'expr_stmt' and \
                                 all(_is_magic_name(n) for n in c.get_defined_names()):
                             continue
diff --git a/test/test_python_errors.py b/test/test_python_errors.py
index 9b8adf2..4c59879 100644
--- a/test/test_python_errors.py
+++ b/test/test_python_errors.py
@@ -170,3 +170,4 @@ def test_future_import_first():
     assert is_issue('1\n' + i1)
     assert is_issue('"";1\n' + i1)
     assert is_issue('""\n%s\nfrom x import a\n%s', i1, i2)
+    assert is_issue('%s\n""\n%s', i1, i2)