diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reflectoring/diffparser/unified/ParserState.java b/src/main/java/io/reflectoring/diffparser/unified/ParserState.java
index b695ecb..e2e29c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/reflectoring/diffparser/unified/ParserState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reflectoring/diffparser/unified/ParserState.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ protected void logTransition(String currentLine, ParserState fromState, ParserSt
     }
 
     protected boolean matchesFromFilePattern(String line) {
-        return line.startsWith("---");
+        return line.startsWith("--- ");
     }
 
     protected boolean matchesToFilePattern(String line) {