diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 43e2802d..94ad43d3 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
 
 var block = {
   newline: /^\n+/,
-  block: /^ {4,}[^\n]*(?:\n {4,}[^\n]*)*/,
+  
+  //block: /^ {4,}[^\n]*(?:\n {4,}[^\n]*)*/,
+  
+  // greedier block
+  block: /^ {4,}[^\n]*(?:\n {4,}[^\n]*|\n)*/,
+  
   hr: /^( *[\-*_]){3,}/,
   heading: /^ *(#{1,6}) *([^\n#]*) *#*/,
   lheading: /^([^\n]+)\n *(=|-){3,}/,