diff --git a/scripts/run_docker_compare.bash b/scripts/run_docker_compare.bash
index 6c33144..428e23e 100755
--- a/scripts/run_docker_compare.bash
+++ b/scripts/run_docker_compare.bash
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 REALPATH=$(command -v uu-realpath || command -v realpath)
 MAKE=$(command -v gmake || command -v make)
 
+############## Setup #########################
+
+function die {
+    local status_code="$1"
+    shift
+    (>&2 echo "${@}")
+    exit "$status_code"
+}
+
+function log {
+    (>&2 echo "${@}")
+}
+
+############## Program #########################
+
 function main {
     build_container
     launch_container "${@}"
@@ -23,7 +38,6 @@ function build_container {
 
 function launch_container {
     local additional_flags=()
-    local additional_args=()
     local features=(compare)
 
     if [ "$NO_COLOR" != "" ]; then
@@ -37,12 +51,8 @@ function launch_container {
     fi
 
     if [ "$SHELL" != "YES" ]; then
-        local features_joined
-        features_joined=$(IFS=","; echo "${features[*]}")
-        additional_args+=(cargo build --bin compare --no-default-features --features "$features_joined")
         additional_flags+=(--read-only)
     else
-        additional_args+=(/bin/sh)
         additional_flags+=(-t)
     fi
 
@@ -50,31 +60,43 @@ function launch_container {
         additional_flags+=(--env RUST_BACKTRACE=full)
     fi
 
+    if [ "$SHELL" = "YES" ]; then
+        exec docker run "${additional_flags[@]}" --init --rm -i --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp -v "/:/input:ro" -v "$($REALPATH "$DIR/../"):/source:ro" --mount source=cargo-cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry --mount source=rust-cache,target=/target --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/target -w /source --entrypoint "" organic-test /bin/sh
+    fi
+
+    local features_joined
+    features_joined=$(IFS=","; echo "${features[*]}")
+
     if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
         # If we passed in args, we need to forward them along
         for path in "${@}"; do
             local full_path
             full_path=$($REALPATH "$path")
-            docker run "${additional_flags[@]}" --init --rm -i --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp -v "/:/input:ro"  -v "$($REALPATH "$DIR/../"):/source:ro" --mount source=cargo-cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry --mount source=rust-cache,target=/target --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/target -w /source --entrypoint "" organic-test "${additional_args[@]}" -- "/input${full_path}"
-        done
-    else
-        if [ "$SHELL" != "YES" ]; then
-            local current_directory init_script
-            current_directory=$(pwd)
             init_script=$(cat <<EOF
 set -euo pipefail
 IFS=\$'\n\t'
 
-${@}
+cargo build --bin compare --no-default-features --features "$features_joined"
+exec /target/debug/compare "/input${full_path}"
+EOF
+                       )
+            log "INIT SCRIPT: $init_script"
+            docker run "${additional_flags[@]}" --init --rm -i --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp -v "/:/input:ro"  -v "$($REALPATH "$DIR/../"):/source:ro" --mount source=cargo-cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry --mount source=rust-cache,target=/target --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/target -w /source --entrypoint "" organic-test sh -c "$init_script"
+        done
+    else
+        local current_directory init_script
+        current_directory=$(pwd)
+        init_script=$(cat <<EOF
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=\$'\n\t'
+
+cargo build --bin compare --no-default-features --features "$features_joined"
 cd /input${current_directory}
 exec /target/debug/compare
 EOF
-          )
+                       )
 
-            docker run "${additional_flags[@]}" --init --rm -i --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp -v "/:/input:ro" -v "$($REALPATH "$DIR/../"):/source:ro" --mount source=cargo-cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry --mount source=rust-cache,target=/target --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/target -w /source --entrypoint "" organic-test sh -c "$init_script" "${additional_args[@]}"
-        else
-            docker run "${additional_flags[@]}" --init --rm -i --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp -v "/:/input:ro" -v "$($REALPATH "$DIR/../"):/source:ro" --mount source=cargo-cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry --mount source=rust-cache,target=/target --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/target -w /source --entrypoint "" organic-test "${additional_args[@]}"
-        fi
+        docker run "${additional_flags[@]}" --init --rm -i --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp -v "/:/input:ro" -v "$($REALPATH "$DIR/../"):/source:ro" --mount source=cargo-cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry --mount source=rust-cache,target=/target --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/target -w /source --entrypoint "" organic-test sh -c "$init_script"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/text_markup.rs b/src/parser/text_markup.rs
index bd74215..e9eba50 100644
--- a/src/parser/text_markup.rs
+++ b/src/parser/text_markup.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use super::org_source::OrgSource;
 use super::radio_link::RematchObject;
 use super::util::in_object_section;
 use super::util::maybe_consume_object_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting;
+use super::util::start_of_line;
 use crate::context::parser_with_context;
 use crate::context::ContextElement;
 use crate::context::ContextMatcher;
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@ fn bold<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Bold<'s>> {
-    let text_markup_object_specialized = text_markup_object("*");
-    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object_specialized(context, input)?;
+    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object("*")(context, input)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ fn italic<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Italic<'s>> {
-    let text_markup_object_specialized = text_markup_object("/");
-    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object_specialized(context, input)?;
+    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object("/")(context, input)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -98,8 +97,7 @@ fn underline<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Underline<'s>> {
-    let text_markup_object_specialized = text_markup_object("_");
-    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object_specialized(context, input)?;
+    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object("_")(context, input)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -115,8 +113,7 @@ fn strike_through<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, StrikeThrough<'s>> {
-    let text_markup_object_specialized = text_markup_object("+");
-    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object_specialized(context, input)?;
+    let (remaining, children) = text_markup_object("+")(context, input)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -132,8 +129,7 @@ fn verbatim<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Verbatim<'s>> {
-    let text_markup_string_specialized = text_markup_string("=");
-    let (remaining, contents) = text_markup_string_specialized(context, input)?;
+    let (remaining, contents) = text_markup_string("=")(context, input)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -149,8 +145,7 @@ fn code<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Code<'s>> {
-    let text_markup_string_specialized = text_markup_string("~");
-    let (remaining, contents) = text_markup_string_specialized(context, input)?;
+    let (remaining, contents) = text_markup_string("~")(context, input)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
@@ -292,16 +287,22 @@ fn pre<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     _context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+    if start_of_line(input).is_ok() {
+        return Ok((input, ()));
+    }
+    if preceded_by_whitespace(true)(input).is_ok() {
+        return Ok((input, ()));
+    }
     let preceding_character = input.get_preceding_character();
     match preceding_character {
         // If None, we are at the start of the file which is technically the beginning of a line.
-        None | Some('\r') | Some('\n') | Some(' ') | Some('\t') | Some('-') | Some('(')
-        | Some('{') | Some('\'') | Some('"') | Some('<') => {}
+        Some('-') | Some('(') | Some('{') | Some('\'') | Some('"') => {}
         Some(_) => {
             return Err(nom::Err::Error(CustomError::MyError(MyError(
                 "Not a valid pre character for text markup.".into(),
             ))));
         }
+        None => unreachable!(), // None is for start of file, which should already be handled by the start_of_line matcher above.
     };
     Ok((input, ()))
 }