diff --git a/pkg/parser/combinators.go b/pkg/parser/combinators.go
index 0a408f5..665df68 100644
--- a/pkg/parser/combinators.go
+++ b/pkg/parser/combinators.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 // of a pointer wouldn't save space.
 
 type Result struct {
+	// The Results of each off a the child parsers
 	Children  []Result
 	Type      string
 	Value     string
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ func Marked(mark string) func(Parser) Parser {
 	}
 }
 
+// Note that `Opt` never returns an error.
 func Opt(parser Parser) Parser {
 	return func(input []rune) (*Result, error) {
 		result, err := parser(input)
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ func Some(parsers ...Parser) Parser {
 	}
 }
 
+// Matches the end of the input
 func Empty(input []rune) (*Result, error) {
 	if len(input) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/pkg/parser/parser.go b/pkg/parser/parser.go
index 68dc587..f747d70 100644
--- a/pkg/parser/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/parser/parser.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (cc *CC) ToString() string {
 var Newline = Marked("Newline")(Any(LiteralRune('\n'), Tag("\r\n")))
 
 var DoubleNewline = Sequence(Newline, Newline)
-var ColonSep = Tag(": ")
+var ColonSep = Regex(": ?") // accept a colon with or without a space after it
 
 // The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var ColonSep = Tag(": ")
 // A description MUST immediately follow the colon and space after the type/scope prefix. The description is a short summary of the code changes, e.g., fix: array parsing issue when multiple spaces were contained in string.
 
 var CommitType Parser = Marked("CommitType")(
-	TakeUntil(Any(BreakingChangeBang, Tag(":"), Tag("("), Empty)),
+	TakeUntil(Any(BreakingChangeBang, Tag(":"), Tag("("), Newline, Empty)),
 )
 
 // A scope MAY be provided after a type. A scope MUST consist of a noun describing a section of the codebase surrounded by parenthesis, e.g., fix(parser):
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ var Scope Parser = Marked("Scope")(Delimited(Tag("("), TakeUntil(Tag(")")), Tag(
 var BreakingChangeBang Parser = Marked("BreakingChangeBang")(Tag("!"))
 var ShortDescription Parser = Marked("Description")(TakeUntil(Any(Empty, Newline)))
 
+// The bit before the description, e.g. "feat", "fix(scope)", "refactor!", etc.
 var Context = Sequence(CommitType, Opt(Scope), Opt(BreakingChangeBang))
 
 var BreakingChange = Any(Tag("BREAKING CHANGE"), Tag("BREAKING-CHANGE"))
@@ -114,18 +115,31 @@ var Footer = Marked("Footer")(
 )
 var Footers = Marked("Footers")(Many0(Footer))
 
+var asMuchOfScopeAsPossible = Marked("Scope")(
+	Delimited(
+		Tag("("),
+		TakeUntil(Any(Tag(")"), Empty, Newline, Tag(":"), Tag("!"))),
+		Opt(Tag(")")),
+	),
+)
+
+var asMuchOfCCAsPossible = Some(
+	CommitType, Opt(asMuchOfScopeAsPossible), Opt(BreakingChangeBang), ColonSep, ShortDescription,
+	Opt(Newline), Opt(Newline),
+	Opt(Body),
+	Opt(Footers),
+)
+
 func ParseAsMuchOfCCAsPossible(fullCommit string) (*CC, error) {
-	parsed, err := Some(
-		CommitType, Opt(Scope), Opt(BreakingChangeBang), ColonSep, ShortDescription,
-		Opt(Newline), Opt(Newline),
-		Opt(Body),
-		Opt(Footers),
-	)([]rune(fullCommit))
+	parsed, err := asMuchOfCCAsPossible([]rune(fullCommit))
 	result := &CC{}
 	if parsed != nil && parsed.Children != nil {
 		for _, token := range parsed.Children {
 			result = result.Ingest(token)
 		}
 	}
+	if parsed.Remaining != nil {
+		result.Body += string(parsed.Remaining)
+	}
 	return result, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/parser/parser_test.go b/pkg/parser/parser_test.go
index aed72c9..d24b5b9 100644
--- a/pkg/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestParsingFullCommit(t *testing.T) {
 				t.FailNow()
 			}
 			if actual.Scope != expected.Scope {
-				fmt.Printf("Scope: expected: %+v actual: %+v\n", expected.Type, actual.Type)
+				fmt.Printf("Scope: expected: %+v actual: %+v\n", expected.Scope, actual.Scope)
 				t.FailNow()
 			}
 			if actual.BreakingChange != expected.BreakingChange {
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ func TestParsingPartialCommit(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	t.Run("", test("feat", CC{Type: "feat"}))
-	t.Run("", test("feat:", CC{Type: "feat"}))
-	t.Run("", test("feat: ", CC{Type: "feat"}))
+	t.Run("bare `type`", test("feat", CC{Type: "feat"}))
+	t.Run("valid `type:`", test("feat:", CC{Type: "feat"}))
+	t.Run("valid `type: `", test("feat: ", CC{Type: "feat"}))
+
+	t.Run("invalid `type\nbody`", test("feat\nbody", CC{Type: "feat", Body: "\nbody"}))
 }