diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 422519f..fa408d2 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -179,14 +179,8 @@ static int
 parse_line(char *line)
 {
 	if(line[0] == 0) return 1;
-	if(line[0] == '<' && line[1] == '>') {
-		Rule *r = &rules[rules_len++];
-		line += 3;
-		r->a = parse_rulefrag(line);
-		line = walk(line) + 1;
-		r->b = parse_rulefrag(line);
-		return 1;
-	}
+	if(line[0] == '<' && line[1] == '>')
+		return !!addrule(line);
 	while((*prog_++ = *line++))
 		;
 	*prog_++ = 0xa;