diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index 135953c..e7bb231 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ inline int PSYC_parseElement(
 			return -5; // report error
 		}
 		else
+		{
+			*name = data+*cursor;
+			*nlength=1;
 			method=1;
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -247,12 +251,7 @@ inline int PSYC_parseElement(
 			&& data[*cursor] != '_')  // AND not '_'. must be invalid then	
 		return -1; // return parser error.
 
-	if(1 == method) // for the method..
-	{
-		*name=data+*cursor; // the name starts here.
-		*nlength=1; // the initial length is 1.
-	}else
-		*nlength+=1;
+	*nlength+=1;
 
 	/* now checking how long the name of the variable is. */
 	unsigned int i=0;
diff --git a/src/tests/fake_dns.txt b/src/tests/fake_dns.txt
index 0158dff..ae6cde6 100644
--- a/src/tests/fake_dns.txt
+++ b/src/tests/fake_dns.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 :_source	psyc://heise.de/~user
 
 _request_some_things
+content!
 |
 
diff --git a/src/tests/testParser.c b/src/tests/testParser.c
index 8594bd6..aff1350 100644
--- a/src/tests/testParser.c
+++ b/src/tests/testParser.c
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			write(0,"\n",1);
 		}
 
+		if(ret == 3 || ret == 2)
+		{
+			write(0,varname,nl);
+			write(0," = ",3);
+			write(0,varvalue,vl);
+			write(0,"\n",1);
+		}
+
 		if(tmp != cursor)
 			tmp=cursor;
 		else