diff --git a/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.js b/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.js
index 26b2e04..4e0f06b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.js
+++ b/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function parseReferences(body: string): ParsedReference[] {
 
 function findRepoNumericReferences(body: string): ParsedReference[] {
   return findAllMatches(
-    /(?:\W|^)([a-zA-Z0-9-]+\/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+#\d+)(?:\W|$)/g,
+    /(?:\W|^)([a-zA-Z0-9-]+\/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+#\d+)(?:\W|$)/gm,
     body
   ).map((x) => ({
     refType: "BASIC",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function findRepoNumericReferences(body: string): ParsedReference[] {
 }
 
 function findNumericReferences(body: string): ParsedReference[] {
-  return findAllMatches(/(?:\W|^)(#\d+)(?:\W|$)/g, body).map((x) => ({
+  return findAllMatches(/(?:\W|^)(#\d+)(?:\W|$)/gm, body).map((x) => ({
     refType: "BASIC",
     ref: x[1],
   }));
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ function findNumericReferences(body: string): ParsedReference[] {
 
 function findUsernameReferences(body: string): ParsedReference[] {
   const pairedWithRefs = findAllMatches(
-    /(?:\W|^)(?:P|p)aired(?:-| )(?:w|W)ith:? (@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)(?:\W|$)/g,
+    /(?:\W|^)(?:P|p)aired(?:-| )(?:w|W)ith:? (@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)(?:\W|$)/gm,
     body
   ).map((x) => ({ref: x[1], refType: "PAIRED_WITH"}));
   const basicRefs = findAllMatches(
-    /(?:\W|^)(@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)(?:\W|$)/g,
+    /(?:\W|^)(@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)(?:\W|$)/gm,
     body
   ).map((x) => ({ref: x[1], refType: "BASIC"}));
   for (const {ref} of pairedWithRefs) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.test.js b/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.test.js
index 3c25fa7..a0e4412 100644
--- a/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.test.js
+++ b/src/plugins/github/parseReferences.test.js
@@ -228,4 +228,78 @@ https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/pull/3#issuecomment-369162222
       {refType: "PAIRED_WITH", ref: "@decentralion"},
     ]);
   });
+
+  describe("finds references at the start of a non-initial line", () => {
+    it("for repo-numeric references", () => {
+      const f = (number: number) => `sourcecred/example-github#${number}`;
+      const input = `${f(1)}\n${f(2)}\n${f(3)}\r\n${f(4)}\r\n${f(5)}`;
+      expect(parseReferences(input)).toEqual([
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "sourcecred/example-github#1"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "sourcecred/example-github#2"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "sourcecred/example-github#3"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "sourcecred/example-github#4"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "sourcecred/example-github#5"},
+      ]);
+    });
+    it("for numeric references", () => {
+      const f = (number: number) => `#${number}`;
+      const input = `${f(1)}\n${f(2)}\n${f(3)}\r\n${f(4)}\r\n${f(5)}`;
+      expect(parseReferences(input)).toEqual([
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "#1"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "#2"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "#3"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "#4"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "#5"},
+      ]);
+    });
+    it("for username references", () => {
+      const f = (number: number) => `@user${number}`;
+      const input = `${f(1)}\n${f(2)}\n${f(3)}\r\n${f(4)}\r\n${f(5)}`;
+      expect(parseReferences(input)).toEqual([
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "@user1"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "@user2"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "@user3"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "@user4"},
+        {refType: "BASIC", ref: "@user5"},
+      ]);
+    });
+    it("for paired-with references", () => {
+      const f = (number: number) => `Paired-with: @user${number}`;
+      const input = `${f(1)}\n${f(2)}\n${f(3)}\r\n${f(4)}\r\n${f(5)}`;
+      expect(parseReferences(input)).toEqual([
+        {refType: "PAIRED_WITH", ref: "@user1"},
+        {refType: "PAIRED_WITH", ref: "@user2"},
+        {refType: "PAIRED_WITH", ref: "@user3"},
+        {refType: "PAIRED_WITH", ref: "@user4"},
+        {refType: "PAIRED_WITH", ref: "@user5"},
+      ]);
+    });
+    it("for GitHub URL references", () => {
+      const f = (number: number) =>
+        "https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/issues/" + number;
+      const input = `${f(1)}\n${f(2)}\n${f(3)}\r\n${f(4)}\r\n${f(5)}`;
+      expect(parseReferences(input)).toEqual([
+        {
+          refType: "BASIC",
+          ref: "https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/issues/1",
+        },
+        {
+          refType: "BASIC",
+          ref: "https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/issues/2",
+        },
+        {
+          refType: "BASIC",
+          ref: "https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/issues/3",
+        },
+        {
+          refType: "BASIC",
+          ref: "https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/issues/4",
+        },
+        {
+          refType: "BASIC",
+          ref: "https://github.com/sourcecred/example-github/issues/5",
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
 });