diff --git a/src/parser/element_parser.rs b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
index 03a26d3..3ddc1f5 100644
--- a/src/parser/element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
@@ -69,16 +69,22 @@ pub fn element(
             map(diary_sexp_matcher, Element::DiarySexp),
             map(fixed_width_area_matcher, Element::FixedWidthArea),
             map(horizontal_rule_matcher, Element::HorizontalRule),
-            map(
-                verify(paragraph_matcher, |_p| can_be_paragraph),
-                Element::Paragraph,
-            ),
         ))(remaining)
         {
             the_ok @ Ok(_) => the_ok,
             Err(_) => {
-                affiliated_keywords.clear();
-                map(keyword_matcher, Element::Keyword)(input)
+                if can_be_paragraph {
+                    match map(paragraph_matcher, Element::Paragraph)(remaining) {
+                        the_ok @ Ok(_) => the_ok,
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            affiliated_keywords.clear();
+                            map(keyword_matcher, Element::Keyword)(input)
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    affiliated_keywords.clear();
+                    map(keyword_matcher, Element::Keyword)(input)
+                }
             }
         }?;