diff --git a/lua/todo/diff.lua b/lua/todo/diff.lua
index 902c064..81ec9b4 100644
--- a/lua/todo/diff.lua
+++ b/lua/todo/diff.lua
@@ -26,36 +26,34 @@ function M.parse_buffer(lines)
   local current_category = nil
 
   for i, line in ipairs(lines) do
+    local id, body = line:match('^/(%d+)/(  .+)$')
+    if not id then
+      body = line:match('^(  .+)$')
+    end
     if line == '' then
       table.insert(result, { type = 'blank', lnum = i })
+    elseif id or body then
+      local stripped = body:match('^  (.+)$') or body
+      local priority = 0
+      if stripped:match('^! ') then
+        priority = 1
+        stripped = stripped:sub(3)
+      end
+      local description, metadata = parse.body(stripped)
+      if description and description ~= '' then
+        table.insert(result, {
+          type = 'task',
+          id = id and tonumber(id) or nil,
+          description = description,
+          priority = priority,
+          category = metadata.cat or current_category or config.get().default_category,
+          due = metadata.due,
+          lnum = i,
+        })
+      end
     elseif line:match('^%S') then
       current_category = line
       table.insert(result, { type = 'header', category = line, lnum = i })
-    else
-      local id, body = line:match('^/(%d+)/(  .+)$')
-      if not id then
-        body = line:match('^(  .+)$')
-      end
-      if body then
-        local stripped = body:match('^  (.+)$') or body
-        local priority = 0
-        if stripped:match('^! ') then
-          priority = 1
-          stripped = stripped:sub(3)
-        end
-        local description, metadata = parse.body(stripped)
-        if description and description ~= '' then
-          table.insert(result, {
-            type = 'task',
-            id = id and tonumber(id) or nil,
-            description = description,
-            priority = priority,
-            category = metadata.cat or current_category or config.get().default_category,
-            due = metadata.due,
-            lnum = i,
-          })
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/store_spec.lua b/spec/store_spec.lua
index 588a3ec..3bd7e40 100644
--- a/spec/store_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/store_spec.lua
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ describe('store', function()
     it('updates fields and sets modified', function()
       store.load()
       local t = store.add({ description = 'Original' })
-      local original_modified = t.modified
+      t.modified = '2025-01-01T00:00:00Z'
       store.update(t.id, { description = 'Updated' })
       local updated = store.get(t.id)
       assert.are.equal('Updated', updated.description)
-      assert.is_not.equal(original_modified, updated.modified)
+      assert.is_not.equal('2025-01-01T00:00:00Z', updated.modified)
     end)
 
     it('sets end timestamp on completion', function()