diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0570f3a..c01fe7c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const $RE_ID = /@ns.id:[ ]*("|')([\w -\_]*)("|')/,
     $RE_NAME = /@ns.name:[ ]*("|')([\w ]*)("|')/,
     $RE_TYPE = /@ns.type:[ ]*("|')([\w ]*)("|')/,
     $RE_ALIAS = /@ns.alias:[ ]*("|')([\w ]*)("|')/,
-    $RE_DESC = /@ns.desc:[ ]*("|')([\w ]*)("|')/,
+    $RE_DESC = /@ns.desc:[ ]*("|')([\w -\_|]*)("|')/,
     $RE_LIBS = /@ns.libs:[ ]*(("|')([\w/\.:-]*)("|'),?[ ]*)*/,
     $RE_RECORD = /@ns.record:[ ]*("|')([\w ]*)("|')/,
     $RE_FUNC = /@ns.function:[ ]*(("|')([\w/\.:]*)("|'),?[ ]*)*/,