diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 8968cb5f..a862d5e9 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ class Journal:
                 if date:  # Parsed successfully, strip that from the raw text
                     starred = raw[:colon_pos].strip().endswith("*")
                     raw = raw[colon_pos + 1 :].strip()
-        starred = starred or first_line.startswith("*") or first_line.endswith("*")
+        starred = (
+            starred
+            or first_line.startswith("*")
+            or first_line.endswith("*")
+            or raw.startswith("*")
+        )
         if not date:  # Still nothing? Meh, just live in the moment.
             date = time.parse("now")
         entry = Entry.Entry(self, date, raw, starred=starred)
diff --git a/jrnl/cli.py b/jrnl/cli.py
index c70bfccb..5a1398ba 100644
--- a/jrnl/cli.py
+++ b/jrnl/cli.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import platform
 import sys
 
 from . import install, plugins, util
-from .parsing import parse_args
+from .parse_args import parse_args
 from .Journal import PlainJournal, open_journal
 from .util import WARNING_COLOR, ERROR_COLOR, RESET_COLOR, UserAbort
 from .util import get_journal_name
diff --git a/jrnl/parsing.py b/jrnl/parse_args.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jrnl/parsing.py
rename to jrnl/parse_args.py