diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/handlers.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/handlers.js
index e53064ae..2410f784 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/handlers.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/handlers.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ exports.attachTo = function(parser) {
             currentModule = newDoclet.longname;
         }
         e.doclet = newDoclet;
+        
+        resolveProperties(newDoclet);
     });
     
     // handles named symbols in the code, may or may not have a JSDoc comment attached
@@ -117,16 +119,7 @@ exports.attachTo = function(parser) {
             return false;
         }
         
-        // find name and description from each property tag text
-        if (newDoclet.properties) {
-            for (var i = 0, len = newDoclet.properties.length; i < len; i++) {
-                var property = newDoclet.properties[i];
-                
-                var parts = jsdoc.name.splitName(property.description);
-                property.name = parts.name;
-                property.description = parts.description;
-            }
-        }
+        resolveProperties(newDoclet);
         
         if (!newDoclet.memberof) {
             newDoclet.scope = 'global';
@@ -163,5 +156,18 @@ exports.attachTo = function(parser) {
         
         return false;
     }
+    
+    function resolveProperties(newDoclet) {
+        // find name and description from each property tag text
+        if (newDoclet.properties) {
+            for (var i = 0, len = newDoclet.properties.length; i < len; i++) {
+                var property = newDoclet.properties[i];
+                
+                var parts = jsdoc.name.splitName(property.description);
+                property.name = parts.name;
+                property.description = parts.description;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
index 0cc74198..091e938f 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ function aboutNode(node) {
     
     if (node.type == Token.FUNCTION) {
         about.name = '' + node.name;
-
         about.type = 'function';
         about.node = node;
     }