diff --git a/src/Code/Converters/LrcConverter.php b/src/Code/Converters/LrcConverter.php
index 5530aeb..0325958 100644
--- a/src/Code/Converters/LrcConverter.php
+++ b/src/Code/Converters/LrcConverter.php
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ class LrcConverter implements ConverterContract
 
     public function canParseFileContent($file_content)
     {
-        return preg_match(self::$regexp . 's', $file_content) === 1;
+        // only select when there is text after the timestamp
+        // do not select files that have timestamp and text somewhere on the other line
+        $regex = rtrim(self::$regexp, '/') . ' *[\p{L}]+' . '/s';
+        return preg_match($regex, $file_content) === 1;
     }
 
     public function fileContentToInternalFormat($file_content)
diff --git a/tests/formats/LrcTest.php b/tests/formats/LrcTest.php
index 08749c1..4cf188e 100644
--- a/tests/formats/LrcTest.php
+++ b/tests/formats/LrcTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Tests\formats;
+namespace Tests\Formats;
 
 use Done\Subtitles\Code\Converters\LrcConverter;
 use Done\Subtitles\Code\Helpers;
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ public function testRecognizeLrc()
         $this->assertTrue($converter::class === LrcConverter::class);
     }
 
+    public function testNotLrc() // let other converter handle invalid lrc
+    {
+        $content = '[00:02:35]
+Tere Vaaste Falak Se
+Main Chaand Launga
+Solah Satrah Sitaare
+Sang Baandh Launga
+
+[00:02:51]
+Tere Vaaste Falak Se
+Main Chaand Launga
+Solah Satrah Sitaare
+Sang Baandh Launga';
+        $converter = Helpers::getConverterByFileContent($content);
+        $this->assertTrue($converter::class !== LrcConverter::class);
+    }
+
     public function testParsesLrc()
     {
         $expected = (new Subtitles())->loadFromFile('./tests/files/lrc.lrc')->getInternalFormat();