diff --git a/Sources/Evergreen/EvergreenProcessor.swift b/Sources/Evergreen/EvergreenProcessor.swift
index 6a4b6af..87636d9 100644
--- a/Sources/Evergreen/EvergreenProcessor.swift
+++ b/Sources/Evergreen/EvergreenProcessor.swift
@@ -695,8 +695,10 @@ public class EvergreenProcessor {
         let range = line.fullRange
         let trimmed = line.trim()
         
-        if isFirstLine && trimmed.isMatching(metadataWrapperMatch) {
-            inMeta = true
+        if trimmed.isMatching(metadataWrapperMatch) {
+            if isFirstLine {
+                inMeta = true
+            }
         } else if inMeta && trimmed.isMatching(metadataContentMatch) {
             parseMetaData(trimmed)
         } else if line.isMatching(horizontalMatch, in: range) {
diff --git a/Tests/EvergreenTests/EvergreenProcessorTests.swift b/Tests/EvergreenTests/EvergreenProcessorTests.swift
index 5436b4f..30236a8 100644
--- a/Tests/EvergreenTests/EvergreenProcessorTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/EvergreenTests/EvergreenProcessorTests.swift
@@ -666,7 +666,9 @@ final class EvergreenProcessorTests: XCTestCase {
             "/ description: How to create an Evergreen document, a markup extension",
             "/ slug: intro-to-evergreen-docs",
             "/ tags: swift, vapor",
-            "/=="
+            "/==",
+            "",
+            "# Hey now"
         ]
         
         let processor = EvergreenProcessor(lines: lines)
@@ -690,6 +692,8 @@ final class EvergreenProcessorTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(document.metadata.slug, "intro-to-evergreen-docs")
         XCTAssertEqual(document.metadata.description, "How to create an Evergreen document, a markup extension")
         XCTAssertEqual(document.metadata.tags, ["swift", "vapor"])
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(document.content.count, 1)
     }
     
     func testGeneratesSlugFromTitle() {