diff --git a/fire/docstrings.py b/fire/docstrings.py
index 1cfadea9..dd07bb0f 100644
--- a/fire/docstrings.py
+++ b/fire/docstrings.py
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ def _as_arg_name_and_type(text):
   tokens = text.split()
   if len(tokens) < 2:
     return None
-  if _is_arg_name(tokens[0]):
+  if _is_arg_name(tokens[0]) and not _is_arg_name(tokens[1]):
+  # if _is_arg_name(tokens[0]):
     type_token = ' '.join(tokens[1:])
     type_token = type_token.lstrip('{([').rstrip('])}')
     return tokens[0], type_token
@@ -406,7 +407,8 @@ def _consume_google_args_line(line_info, state):
         state.current_arg = arg
       else:
         if state.current_arg:
-          state.current_arg.description.lines.append(split_line[0])
+          state.current_arg.description.lines.append(first + ':' + second)
+          # state.current_arg.description.lines.append(split_line[0])
   else:
     if state.current_arg:
       state.current_arg.description.lines.append(split_line[0])
diff --git a/fire/docstrings_test.py b/fire/docstrings_test.py
index 2328ef16..1a2f4901 100644
--- a/fire/docstrings_test.py
+++ b/fire/docstrings_test.py
@@ -170,6 +170,33 @@ def test_google_format_multiline_arg_description(self):
     )
     self.assertEqual(expected_docstring_info, docstring_info)
 
+  def test_google_format_multiline_arg_description_with_colon(self):
+    docstring = """Docstring summary.
+
+    This is a longer description of the docstring. It spans multiple lines, as
+    is allowed.
+
+    Args:
+        param1 (int): The first parameter.
+        param2 (str): The second parameter. This has a lot of text, enough to
+        cover two lines. This description also contains a : colon.
+    """
+    docstring_info = docstrings.parse(docstring)
+    expected_docstring_info = DocstringInfo(
+        summary='Docstring summary.',
+        description='This is a longer description of the docstring. It spans '
+        'multiple lines, as\nis allowed.',
+        args=[
+            ArgInfo(name='param1', type='int',
+                    description='The first parameter.'),
+            ArgInfo(name='param2', type='str',
+                    description='The second parameter. This has a lot of text, '
+                                'enough to cover two lines. This description '
+                                'also contains a : colon.'),
+        ],
+    )
+    self.assertEqual(expected_docstring_info, docstring_info)
+
   def test_rst_format_typed_args_and_returns(self):
     docstring = """Docstring summary.