diff --git a/History.txt b/History.txt
index 9732142..f699fd2 100644
--- a/History.txt
+++ b/History.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 == In Git
 
+=== Bugfixes
+ *  fixed a problem when using the sub-/string "package" before an
+ optional java package is stated
+
 == 0.4
 
 === New features
diff --git a/eclim-java.el b/eclim-java.el
index 1ddd205..4674b5c 100644
--- a/eclim-java.el
+++ b/eclim-java.el
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ matters for buffers containing non-ASCII characters)."
   "Returns the package for the class in the current buffer."
   (save-excursion
     (goto-char 0)
-    (if (re-search-forward "package \\(.*?\\);" (point-max) t)
+    (if (re-search-forward "^package \\(.*?\\);" (point-max) t)
         (match-string-no-properties 1))))
 
 (defun eclim-soft-revert-imports (ignore-auto noconfirm)