diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index a8598eef5b..12e4821af6 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ impl<'a> ParserWorkingSet<'a> {
                 Some(ParseError::UnknownCommand(spans[0])),
             );
         }
+
         let name = self.get_span_contents(spans[pos]);
         pos += 1;
 
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index e726beac06..9e130394db 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -133,3 +133,8 @@ fn env_shorthand() -> TestResult {
 fn floating_add() -> TestResult {
     run_test("10.1 + 0.8", "10.9")
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn subcommand() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("def foo [] {}; def \"foo bar\" [] {3}; foo bar", "3")
+}