diff --git a/lib/parser/composed.rb b/lib/parser/composed.rb
index 6eba0000..73aa5da9 100644
--- a/lib/parser/composed.rb
+++ b/lib/parser/composed.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Parser
     rule(:expressions_end)    { delimited_expressions(keyword_end) }
 
     rule(:function_definition) {
-      keyword_def >> name.as(:function_definition) >> parmeter_list >> expressions_end
+      keyword_def >> name.as(:function_definition) >> parmeter_list >> newline >> expressions_end
     }
 
     rule(:parmeter_list) {
diff --git a/test/parser/test_basic.rb b/test/parser/test_basic.rb
index aae32e71..783c6c40 100644
--- a/test/parser/test_basic.rb
+++ b/test/parser/test_basic.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ class TestBasic < MiniTest::Test
   end
 
   def test_comment
-    @string_input    = '# i am a comment\n' #NEEDS the return, which is what delimits the comment
-    @parse_output = {:comment => ' i am a comment'}
+    out = "# i am a comment \n"
+    @string_input    =  out.dup #NEEDS the return, which is what delimits the comment
+    out = out[1..-2]
+    @parse_output = {:comment => out}
     @transform_output = @parse_output #dont transform
     @parser = @parser.comment
   end