diff --git a/melib/src/email/parser.rs b/melib/src/email/parser.rs
index 99722350..cc9c8f7e 100644
--- a/melib/src/email/parser.rs
+++ b/melib/src/email/parser.rs
@@ -405,11 +405,15 @@ pub mod headers {
                 name = &input[0..i];
                 ptr = i + 2;
                 break;
-            } else if *x == b':' || *x == b'\n' {
+            } else if *x == b':' {
                 name = &input[0..i];
                 has_colon = true;
                 ptr = i;
                 break;
+            } else if *x == b'\n' {
+                name = &input[0..i];
+                ptr = i;
+                break;
             } else if is_ctl_or_space!(*x) {
                 return Err(nom::Err::Error((
                     input,