diff --git a/MaeParser.cpp b/MaeParser.cpp
index 1cf306d..ac0831d 100644
--- a/MaeParser.cpp
+++ b/MaeParser.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ bool property_key_author_name(Buffer& buffer, char*& save)
     while (buffer.current < buffer.end || buffer.load(save)) {
         switch (*buffer.current) {
         case WHITESPACE:
-        case ':':
         case '{':
         case '[':
             return buffer.current != start;
diff --git a/test/MaeParserTest.cpp b/test/MaeParserTest.cpp
index 3a0d504..f42b6fd 100644
--- a/test/MaeParserTest.cpp
+++ b/test/MaeParserTest.cpp
@@ -235,15 +235,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(BlockBeginningErrors)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(BlockBody)
 {
-    double tolerance = std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon();
-    {
-        auto ss =
-            std::make_shared<std::stringstream>("b_m_foo b_m_bar::: 1 0 }");
-        MaeParser mp(ss);
-        auto bl = mp.blockBody(CT_BLOCK);
-        BOOST_REQUIRE(bl->getBoolProperty("b_m_foo"));
-        BOOST_REQUIRE(!bl->getBoolProperty("b_m_bar"));
-    }
     {
         auto ss =
             std::make_shared<std::stringstream>(" b_m_foo b_m_bar ::: 1 0 }");
@@ -261,6 +252,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(BlockBody)
         BOOST_REQUIRE(bl->getBoolProperty("b_m_foo"));
         BOOST_REQUIRE(!bl->getBoolProperty("b_m_bar"));
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(bl->getStringProperty("s_m_foo"), "svalue");
+        double tolerance = std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon();
         BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(bl->getRealProperty("r_m_foo"), 3.1415, tolerance);
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(bl->getIntProperty("i_m_foo"), 22);
     }
diff --git a/test/ReaderTest.cpp b/test/ReaderTest.cpp
index fdadf30..deaca61 100644
--- a/test/ReaderTest.cpp
+++ b/test/ReaderTest.cpp
@@ -329,14 +329,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestReadNonExistingFile)
                           check_msg);
 }
 
-void write_block_names(const Block& block, int tabs, std::vector<std::pair<std::string, unsigned int>>& res) {
-   for (auto& subblock_name : block.getBlockNames()) {
-      res.push_back({subblock_name,tabs});
-      write_block_names(*block.getBlock(subblock_name), tabs + 1, res);
-   }
-   for (auto& indexed_subblock_name : block.getIndexedBlockNames()) {
-      res.push_back({indexed_subblock_name,tabs});
-   }
+void write_block_names(const Block& block, int tabs,
+                       std::vector<std::pair<std::string, unsigned int>>& res)
+{
+    for (auto& subblock_name : block.getBlockNames()) {
+        res.push_back({subblock_name, tabs});
+        write_block_names(*block.getBlock(subblock_name), tabs + 1, res);
+    }
+    for (auto& indexed_subblock_name : block.getIndexedBlockNames()) {
+        res.push_back({indexed_subblock_name, tabs});
+    }
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestGetSubBlockNames)
@@ -357,26 +359,44 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestGetSubBlockNames)
         m_test_indexed_block
     */
 
-   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, unsigned int>> expected_subblocks = {
-      {"m_test_block", 0},
-      {"m_nested_block", 1},
-      {"m_test_nested_indexed_block", 2},
-      {"m_test_block", 1},
-      {"m_test_repeated_block", 1},
-      {"m_test_indexed_block", 1},
-      {schrodinger::mae::ATOM_BLOCK, 0},
-      {schrodinger::mae::BOND_BLOCK, 0},
-   };
-   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, unsigned int>> actual_subblocks;
-   write_block_names(*b, 0, actual_subblocks);
-
-   BOOST_REQUIRE(actual_subblocks.size() == expected_subblocks.size());
-   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < actual_subblocks.size(); ++i) {
-      auto actual = actual_subblocks[i];
-      auto expected = expected_subblocks[i];
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(actual.first, expected.first);
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(actual.second, expected.second);
-   }
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, unsigned int>> expected_subblocks = {
+        {"m_test_block", 0},
+        {"m_nested_block", 1},
+        {"m_test_nested_indexed_block", 2},
+        {"m_test_block", 1},
+        {"m_test_repeated_block", 1},
+        {"m_test_indexed_block", 1},
+        {schrodinger::mae::ATOM_BLOCK, 0},
+        {schrodinger::mae::BOND_BLOCK, 0},
+    };
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, unsigned int>> actual_subblocks;
+    write_block_names(*b, 0, actual_subblocks);
+
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(actual_subblocks.size() == expected_subblocks.size());
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < actual_subblocks.size(); ++i) {
+        auto actual = actual_subblocks[i];
+        auto expected = expected_subblocks[i];
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(actual.first, expected.first);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(actual.second, expected.second);
+    }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestParsingPropertyNameWithColon)
+{
+    auto ss = std::make_shared<std::stringstream>();
+    *ss << R"(
+        f_m_ct {
+        s_m_prop:name::with:::many::::colons
+        :::
+        1.1.0
+        }
+        )";
+
+    Reader r(ss);
+
+    auto b = r.next(CT_BLOCK);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(b);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(b->getStringProperty("s_m_prop:name::with:::many::::colons"),
+                      "1.1.0");
+}
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()