diff --git a/src/parser/plain_link.rs b/src/parser/plain_link.rs
index 3fd26a2..aa4f1a2 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_link.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_link.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ use nom::bytes::complete::is_not;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag_no_case;
 use nom::bytes::complete::take;
+use nom::bytes::complete::take_until;
 use nom::character::complete::anychar;
 use nom::character::complete::none_of;
 use nom::character::complete::one_of;
+use nom::combinator::all_consuming;
 use nom::combinator::consumed;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
 use nom::combinator::flat_map;
@@ -127,6 +129,44 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_file_and_application<'s>(
     Ok((remaining, application))
 }
 
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub(crate) fn parse_path_and_search_option<'s>(
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, (OrgSource<'s>, Option<OrgSource<'s>>)> {
+    alt((
+        all_consuming(parse_path_and_search_option_with_search_option),
+        all_consuming(parse_path_and_search_option_without_search_option),
+    ))(input)
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub(crate) fn parse_path_and_search_option_with_search_option<'s>(
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, (OrgSource<'s>, Option<OrgSource<'s>>)> {
+    let (remaining, path) = take_until("::")(input)?;
+    let (remaining, search_option) = opt(map(
+        tuple((
+            tag("::"),
+            verify(is_not(" \t\r\n"), |search_option| {
+                Into::<&str>::into(search_option)
+                    .chars()
+                    .any(char::is_alphanumeric)
+            }),
+        )),
+        |(_, search_option)| search_option,
+    ))(remaining)?;
+    // Assert we consumed the entire protocol.
+    not(anychar)(remaining)?;
+    Ok((remaining, (path, search_option)))
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub(crate) fn parse_path_and_search_option_without_search_option<'s>(
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, (OrgSource<'s>, Option<OrgSource<'s>>)> {
+    map(rest, |path| (path, None))(input)
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
 fn file_path_plain<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
@@ -138,30 +178,23 @@ fn file_path_plain<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         exit_matcher: &path_plain_end,
     });
     let parser_context = context.with_additional_node(&parser_context);
-    let (remaining, (raw_link, (_, application, _, _, path, search_option))) = consumed(tuple((
-        peek(tag("file")),
-        map_parser(
-            parser_with_context!(protocol)(&parser_context),
-            parse_file_and_application,
-        ),
-        tag(":"),
-        opt(flat_map(
-            peek(map(verify(many1_count(tag("/")), |c| *c >= 3), |c| c - 1)),
-            take,
-        )),
-        parser_with_context!(path_plain)(&parser_context),
-        opt(map(
-            tuple((
-                tag("::"),
-                verify(is_not(" \t\r\n"), |search_option| {
-                    Into::<&str>::into(search_option)
-                        .chars()
-                        .any(char::is_alphanumeric)
-                }),
+    let (remaining, (raw_link, (_, application, _, _, (path, search_option)))) =
+        consumed(tuple((
+            peek(tag("file")),
+            map_parser(
+                parser_with_context!(protocol)(&parser_context),
+                parse_file_and_application,
+            ),
+            tag(":"),
+            opt(flat_map(
+                peek(map(verify(many1_count(tag("/")), |c| *c >= 3), |c| c - 1)),
+                take,
             )),
-            |(_, search_option)| search_option,
-        )),
-    )))(input)?;
+            map_parser(
+                parser_with_context!(path_plain)(&parser_context),
+                parse_path_and_search_option,
+            ),
+        )))(input)?;
     Ok((
         remaining,
         PathPlain {
@@ -256,15 +289,9 @@ fn impl_path_plain_end<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
     starting_parenthesis_depth: BracketDepth,
-    enable_search_option: bool,
+    _enable_search_option: bool,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
     let current_depth = input.get_parenthesis_depth() - starting_parenthesis_depth;
-    if enable_search_option {
-        let search_option = peek(tag("::"))(input);
-        if search_option.is_ok() {
-            return search_option;
-        }
-    }
 
     let (remaining, _leading_punctuation) = many0(verify(anychar, |c| {
         !" \t\r\n[]<>()/".contains(*c) && c.is_ascii_punctuation()