diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
index b2fa3710..0bca33a9 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function pretreat(code) {
         // make lent objectliterals documentable by giving them a dummy name
         .replace(/(\/\*\*[\s\S]*?@lends\b[\s\S]*?\*\/\s*)\{/g, '$1____ = {')
         // make starbangstar comments look like real jsdoc comments
-        .replace(/\/\*\!\*/g, '/***');
+        .replace(/\/\*\!\*/g, '/**');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/cases/starbangstar.js b/test/cases/starbangstar.js
index a0456352..262da969 100644
--- a/test/cases/starbangstar.js
+++ b/test/cases/starbangstar.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-/**
+/*!*
 * Script that does something awesome
 *
 * @copyright (c) 2011 Rotorz Limited. All rights reserved.
 * @author Lea Hayes
 * @module myscript/core
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
+
+/*!*********************************
+ * This should be ignored by JSDoc
+ * @var x
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js b/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js
index 0f040ff5..811aa370 100644
--- a/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js
+++ b/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 (function() {
     var docSet = testhelpers.getDocSetFromFile('test/cases/starbangstar.js'),
-        mod = docSet.getByLongname('module:myscript/core')[0];
-    
+        mod = docSet.getByLongname('module:myscript/core')[0],
+        x = docSet.getByLongname('module:myscript/core.x')[0];
+  
     test('When doclet starts wuth /*!* it, it is treated as a JSDoc comment.', function() {
         assert.equal(mod.description, 'Script that does something awesome');
     });
+    
+    test('When doclet starts wuth /*!** it, it is not treated as a JSDoc comment.', function() {
+        assert.equal(typeof x, 'undefined');
+    });
 
 })();
\ No newline at end of file