diff --git a/src/vttParser.ts b/src/vttParser.ts
index 8491914..66607a9 100644
--- a/src/vttParser.ts
+++ b/src/vttParser.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const VttMachine: () => Machine = () => ({
     const { tokens, pos } = params;
     if (tokens.length <= pos) {
       return { next: TRANSITION_NAMES.FINISH, params };
-    } else if(tokens[pos].includes(":")){
+    } else if(tokens[pos].includes(":") && !tokens[pos].includes("-->") ){
       return { next: TRANSITION_NAMES.LEGACY_HEADER, params: { ...params, pos: pos + 1 } };
     } else {
       return { next: TRANSITION_NAMES.ID_OR_NOTE_OR_STYLE_OR_REGION, params };
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 10ff886..f4ee08c 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import vttMultiWhitespaces from './vttMultiWhitespaces';
 import vttWithEmptyTextLines from './vttWithEmptyTextLines';
 import vttWithMissingNewLineInLastLine from './vttWithMissingNewLineInLastLine';
 import vtt from './vtt';
+import vttDirectTimestamp from './vttDirectTimestamp';
 import vttWithLegacyMetaHeader from './vttWithLegacyMetaHeader';
 import vttWithRegionHeader from './vttWithRegion';
 import vttWithoutIdentifier from './vttWithoutIdentifier';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ describe('srt-vtt-parser', () => {
     ${vtt}                                | ${result}                   | ${'should parse simple vtt file'}
     ${vttMultiWhitespaces}                | ${result}                   | ${'should parse vtt file with multiple whitespaces'}
     ${vttWithMissingNewLineInLastLine}    | ${result}                   | ${'should parse vtt file even the last line does not have a new line'}
+    ${vttDirectTimestamp}                 | ${resultWithoutId}          | ${'should parse vtt file with direct time stamp'}
     ${vttWithEmptyTextLines}              | ${resultWithEmptyTextLines} | ${'should parse vtt file with empty text lines'}
     ${vttWithoutIdentifier}               | ${resultWithoutId}          | ${'should parse vtt file without identifier'}
     ${vttWithMixedIdentifier}             | ${resultWithMixedId}        | ${'should parse vtt file with mixed identifier'}
@@ -49,10 +51,10 @@ describe('srt-vtt-parser', () => {
   });
 
   it('parse whole srt file', () => {
-   // console.warn(parse(driveSrt));
+     console.warn(parse(driveSrt));
   });
 
   it('parse whole vtt file', async () => {
-   // console.warn(await parse(pulpfictionVtt));
+    console.warn(await parse(pulpfictionVtt));
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/vttDirectTimestamp.ts b/test/vttDirectTimestamp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52ee4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vttDirectTimestamp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default `WEBVTT
+00:01:42.821 --> 00:01:44.289
+(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)
+multiline test
+
+00:01:45.365 --> 00:01:48.084
+<i>DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.</i>
+
+00:01:49.077 --> 00:01:51.421
+You don't need to know the route.
+`
diff --git a/test/vttWithEmptyTextLines.ts b/test/vttWithEmptyTextLines.ts
index b94488b..976df1c 100644
--- a/test/vttWithEmptyTextLines.ts
+++ b/test/vttWithEmptyTextLines.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export default `WEBVTT
-
 1
 00:01:42.821 --> 00:01:44.289
 (SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)