diff --git a/pgpdump/packet.py b/pgpdump/packet.py
index cf83e4e..bb26f4e 100644
--- a/pgpdump/packet.py
+++ b/pgpdump/packet.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import hashlib
 from math import ceil, log
-import re
 
 from .utils import (PgpdumpException, get_int2, get_int4, get_mpi,
-        get_key_id, get_hex_data, get_int_bytes, pack_data)
+                    get_key_id, get_hex_data, get_int_bytes, pack_data,
+                    find_between)
 
 
 class Packet(object):
@@ -633,19 +633,21 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.user = None
         self.user_name = None
         self.user_email = None
+        self.user_comment = None
         super(UserIDPacket, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    user_re = re.compile(r'^([^<]+)? ?<([^>]*)>?')
-
     def parse(self):
         self.user = self.data.decode('utf8', 'replace')
-        matches = self.user_re.match(self.user)
-        if matches:
-            if matches.group(1):
-                self.user_name = matches.group(1).strip()
-            if matches.group(2):
-                self.user_email = matches.group(2).strip()
-
+        self.user_comment = find_between(self.user, '(', ')')
+        self.user_email = find_between(self.user, '<', '>')
+        if self.user_comment:
+            open_paren = self.user.find('(')
+            self.user_name = self.user[:open_paren].strip()
+        elif self.user_email:
+            lt = self.user.find('<')
+            self.user_name = self.user[:lt].strip()
+        else:
+            self.user_name = self.user
         return self.length
 
     def __repr__(self):
diff --git a/pgpdump/test.py b/pgpdump/test.py
index 12a6310..5d7a28e 100644
--- a/pgpdump/test.py
+++ b/pgpdump/test.py
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ def test_parse_linus_binary(self):
             elif isinstance(packet, UserIDPacket):
                 seen += 1
                 self.assertEqual("Linus Torvalds", packet.user_name)
+                self.assertEqual(None, packet.user_comment)
                 self.assertEqual("torvalds@linux-foundation.org",
                         packet.user_email)
 
diff --git a/pgpdump/utils.py b/pgpdump/utils.py
index 960d183..d27fbb0 100644
--- a/pgpdump/utils.py
+++ b/pgpdump/utils.py
@@ -145,3 +145,12 @@ def same_key(key_a, key_b):
         return key_b.endswith(key_a)
     else:
         return key_a.endswith(key_b)
+
+def find_between(s, first, second):
+    '''Get all characters between first and second in the string s'''
+    first_index = s.find(first)
+    if first_index >= 0:
+        second_index = s.find(second, first_index)
+        if second_index > first_index + 1:
+            return s[first_index+1 : second_index]
+    return None