diff --git a/lib/pem.js b/lib/pem.js
index aed8bdf9..7dddf113 100644
--- a/lib/pem.js
+++ b/lib/pem.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pem.decode = function(str) {
   var rval = [];
 
   // split string into PEM messages (be lenient w/EOF on BEGIN line)
-  var rMessage = /\s*-----BEGIN ([A-Z0-9- ]+)-----\r?\n?([\x21-\x7e\s]+?(?:\r?\n\r?\n))?([:A-Za-z0-9+\/=\s]+?)-----END \1-----/g;
+  var rMessage = /\s*-----BEGIN(?: NEW)? ([A-Z0-9- ]+)-----\r?\n?([\x21-\x7e\s]+?(?:\r?\n\r?\n))?([:A-Za-z0-9+\/=\s]+?)-----END(?: NEW)? \1-----/g;
   var rHeader = /([\x21-\x7e]+):\s*([\x21-\x7e\s^:]+)/;
   var rCRLF = /\r?\n/;
   var match;