diff --git a/src/parser.lua b/src/parser.lua
index ea436a4..936f4d5 100644
--- a/src/parser.lua
+++ b/src/parser.lua
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function M.extract_variables(content)
             brace_depth = brace_depth - 1
           elseif c == ":" and brace_depth == 0 then
             type_start = i
+            break  -- Only take the first : outside braces
           end
         end
         local var_data_type = "unknown"