diff --git a/test/helpers/read_test_entries.cc b/test/helpers/read_test_entries.cc
index dd3b1725..a7eb0518 100644
--- a/test/helpers/read_test_entries.cc
+++ b/test/helpers/read_test_entries.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static string trim_output(const string &input) {
 }
 
 static vector<TestEntry> parse_test_entries(string content) {
-  regex header_pattern("===+\n"  "([^=]+)\n"  "===+\n", extended);
+  regex header_pattern("(^|\n)===+\n"  "([^=]+)\n"  "===+\n", extended);
   regex separator_pattern("---+\r?\n", extended);
   vector<string> descriptions;
   vector<string> bodies;