diff --git a/lib/prop_parser.js b/lib/prop_parser.js
index d3776be..76903e9 100644
--- a/lib/prop_parser.js
+++ b/lib/prop_parser.js
@@ -38,20 +38,18 @@ exports.parse = function ( prop )
 
     prop = ''+( prop );
 
-    if ( prop.length > 8 )
+    // only perform parsing if the string contains a space
+    if ( / /.test( prop ) )
     {
-        if ( prop[ 8 ] === ' ' )
-        {
-            // the keywords are all words, except for the last, which is the
-            // property name
-            keywords = prop.split( ' ' );
-            name     = keywords.pop();
+        // the keywords are all words, except for the last, which is the
+        // property name
+        keywords = prop.split( ' ' );
+        name     = keywords.pop();
 
-            var i = keywords.length;
-            while ( i-- )
-            {
-                keyword_obj[ keywords[ i ] ] = true;
-            }
+        var i = keywords.length;
+        while ( i-- )
+        {
+            keyword_obj[ keywords[ i ] ] = true;
         }
     }