diff --git a/libnmdc.go b/libnmdc.go
index 48709a2..74fdb27 100644
--- a/libnmdc.go
+++ b/libnmdc.go
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ var rx_userCommand *regexp.Regexp
 var ErrNotConnected error = errors.New("Not connected")
 
 func init() {
-	rx_protocolMessage = regexp.MustCompile("(?ms)^[^|]*\\|")
-	rx_publicChat = regexp.MustCompile("(?ms)^<([^>]*)> (.*)$")
-	rx_incomingTo = regexp.MustCompile("(?ms)^([^ ]+) From: ([^ ]+) \\$<([^>]*)> (.*)")
-	rx_userCommand = regexp.MustCompile(`(?ms)^(\d+) (\d+)\s?([^\$]*)\$?(.*)`)
+	// With the `m` flag, use \A instead of ^ to anchor to start
+	// This fixes accidentally finding a better match in the middle of a multi-line message
+
+	rx_protocolMessage = regexp.MustCompile(`(?ms)\A[^|]*\|`)
+	rx_publicChat = regexp.MustCompile(`(?ms)\A<([^>]*)> (.*)$`)
+	rx_incomingTo = regexp.MustCompile(`(?ms)\A([^ ]+) From: ([^ ]+) \$<([^>]*)> (.*)`)
+	rx_userCommand = regexp.MustCompile(`(?ms)\A(\d+) (\d+)\s?([^\$]*)\$?(.*)`)
 }
 
 func Unescape(encoded string) string {