diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
index 4ab09b2f8..2bf2f5b8c 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
@@ -154,11 +154,21 @@ describe('when parsing ER diagram it...', function () {
       expect(entities[entity].attributes[2].attributeName).toBe('author-ref[name](1)');
     });
 
-    it('should allow asterisk at the start of title', function () {
+    it('should allow asterisk at the start of attribute name', function () {
       const entity = 'BOOK';
       const attribute = 'string *title';
 
-      erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n${entity}{${attribute}}`);
+      erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n${entity}{\n${attribute}}`);
+      const entities = erDb.getEntities();
+      expect(Object.keys(entities).length).toBe(1);
+      expect(entities[entity].attributes.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow asterisks at the start of attribute declared with type and name', () => {
+      const entity = 'BOOK';
+      const attribute = 'id *the_Primary_Key';
+
+      erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n${entity} {\n${attribute}}`);
       const entities = erDb.getEntities();
       expect(Object.keys(entities).length).toBe(1);
       expect(entities[entity].attributes.length).toBe(1);