diff --git a/lib/imbecile/grammar.rb b/lib/imbecile/grammar.rb
index 1a6db4e..e1ac614 100644
--- a/lib/imbecile/grammar.rb
+++ b/lib/imbecile/grammar.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Imbecile
       elsif input.slice!(/\Adrop\s+(\S+)\n/)
         pattern = $1
         @tokens << Token.new(nil, pattern, @tokens.size)
-      elsif input.slice!(/\Arule\s+(\S+)\s+\[(.*?)\] <<\n(.*?)^>>\n/m)
+      elsif input.slice!(/\A(\S+)\s*:\s*\[(.*?)\] <<\n(.*?)^>>\n/m)
         rule_name, rule, code = $1, $2, $3
         @rules << Rule.new(rule_name, rule, code)
       else
diff --git a/spec/imbecile_spec.rb b/spec/imbecile_spec.rb
index 645daac..7424286 100644
--- a/spec/imbecile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/imbecile_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ token int \\d+
 token plus \\+
 token times \\*
 drop \\s+
-rule Start [] <<
+Start: [] <<
 >>
 EOF
     build_parser