diff --git a/stanza b/stanza
index 7863f9d..fd4640f 100755
--- a/stanza
+++ b/stanza
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from pprint import *
 # Debug function
 # Setup vars
 buffering=False
+buffered_lines=0
 matched=False
 output=''
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ with open(cmd.filename,'r') if cmd.filename else sys.stdin as handle:
 	    
 	    # Continue buffering if we've already started
 	    if buffering:
+		buffered_lines+=1
 		output+=line
 
 	    # If a line in the stanza matches, we output the stanza
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ with open(cmd.filename,'r') if cmd.filename else sys.stdin as handle:
 
 	    # Output/clear buffer when we encounter an end to the stanza
 	    if re.search(end,line) and buffering==True:
+		# if we have the same start and end delimiters, assume there has to be one line differed. Alternatively we could check whether there are at least two on the line... but I'm lazy
+		if start == end and buffered_lines<=1:
+			continue
 		debug('Finished buffering on '+end)
 		if matched:
 		    # Strip newlines if requrired
@@ -62,10 +67,8 @@ with open(cmd.filename,'r') if cmd.filename else sys.stdin as handle:
 			    print output.replace("\n",'')
 		    else:
 			    print output
-		    buffering=False
-		    matched=False
-		    output=''
-		else:
-		    output=''
-		    buffering=False
+	        buffering=False
+	        matched=False
+		output=''
+		buffered_lines=0