diff --git a/src/parser/drawer.rs b/src/parser/drawer.rs
index 4e6307d5..69ebd4a0 100644
--- a/src/parser/drawer.rs
+++ b/src/parser/drawer.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use nom::bytes::complete::take_while;
 use nom::character::complete::line_ending;
 use nom::character::complete::space0;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
+use nom::combinator::not;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::multi::many_till;
 use nom::sequence::tuple;
@@ -55,20 +56,24 @@ pub fn drawer<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str,
 
     let element_matcher = parser_with_context!(element(true))(&parser_context);
     let exit_matcher = parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context);
-    let (remaining, children) =
-        match tuple((blank_line, many_till(blank_line, exit_matcher)))(remaining) {
-            Ok((remain, (first_line, (_trailing_whitespace, _exit_contents)))) => {
-                let mut element = Element::Paragraph(Paragraph::of_text(first_line));
-                let source = get_consumed(remaining, remain);
-                element.set_source(source);
-                (remain, vec![element])
-            }
-            Err(_) => {
-                let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) =
-                    many_till(element_matcher, exit_matcher)(remaining)?;
-                (remaining, children)
-            }
-        };
+    let (remaining, children) = match tuple((
+        not(exit_matcher),
+        blank_line,
+        many_till(blank_line, exit_matcher),
+    ))(remaining)
+    {
+        Ok((remain, (_not_immediate_exit, first_line, (_trailing_whitespace, _exit_contents)))) => {
+            let mut element = Element::Paragraph(Paragraph::of_text(first_line));
+            let source = get_consumed(remaining, remain);
+            element.set_source(source);
+            (remain, vec![element])
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) =
+                many_till(element_matcher, exit_matcher)(remaining)?;
+            (remaining, children)
+        }
+    };
     let (remaining, _end) = drawer_end(&parser_context, remaining)?;
 
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
diff --git a/toy_language.txt b/toy_language.txt
index 6c2c9844..ecf1b97e 100644
--- a/toy_language.txt
+++ b/toy_language.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-foo *bar* baz
+[fn:1] footnote.
+:drawername:
+
+
+:end:
+Is this still in the footnote?