diff --git a/org_mode_samples/lesser_element/diary_sexp/not_real_sexp.org b/org_mode_samples/lesser_element/diary_sexp/not_real_sexp.org
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2421727a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org_mode_samples/lesser_element/diary_sexp/not_real_sexp.org
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+%%(foo
+)
+
+%%(bar    ;  baz
+
+lorem
diff --git a/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs b/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs
index 376b18c8..8d583441 100644
--- a/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs
+++ b/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 use nom::branch::alt;
+use nom::bytes::complete::is_not;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
-use nom::character::complete::anychar;
 use nom::character::complete::line_ending;
-use nom::character::complete::space0;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
-use nom::combinator::opt;
-use nom::combinator::recognize;
-use nom::multi::many_till;
 use nom::sequence::tuple;
 
 use super::org_source::OrgSource;
-use super::sexp::sexp;
 use crate::context::RefContext;
 use crate::error::Res;
 use crate::parser::util::get_consumed;
@@ -23,15 +18,9 @@ pub fn diary_sexp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, DiarySexp<'s>> {
     start_of_line(input)?;
-    let (remaining, _clock) = tag("%%")(input)?;
-    let (remaining, _sexp) = recognize(sexp)(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _trailing_comment) = opt(tuple((
-        space0,
-        tag(";"),
-        many_till(anychar, alt((line_ending, eof))),
-    )))(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _trailing_whitespace) =
-        recognize(tuple((space0, alt((line_ending, eof)))))(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _clock) = tag("%%(")(input)?;
+    let (remaining, _contents) = is_not("\r\n")(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _eol) = alt((line_ending, eof))(remaining)?;
 
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((