diff --git a/makesure.awk b/makesure.awk
index e30f8cb..4e1c118 100755
--- a/makesure.awk
+++ b/makesure.awk
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ function registerUseLib(goalName) {
 
 function handleGoal(   i,goalName) {
   started("goal")
-  if (registerGoal(isPriv(), goalName=$2))
+  if (registerGoal(parsePriv(), goalName=$2))
     if ("@params" == $3) {
       if (3 == NF) addError("missing parameters")
       for (i=4; i <= NF; i++)
@@ -255,14 +255,18 @@ function calcGlob(goalName, pattern,   script, file) {
   quicksort(GlobFiles,0,arrLen(GlobFiles)-1)
 }
 
-function isPriv() { if ("@private" != $NF) return 0; NF--; return 1 }
+function parsePriv() { if ("@private" != $NF) return 0; NF--; return 1 }
 
-function handleGoalGlob(   goalName,globAllGoal,globSingle,priv,i,pattern) {
+function handleGoalGlob(   goalName,globAllGoal,globSingle,priv,i,pattern,nfMax) {
   started("goal_glob")
-  priv = isPriv()
-  goalName = $2; pattern = $4
-  if ("@glob" == goalName) {
-    goalName = ""; pattern = $3
+  priv = parsePriv()
+  if ("@glob" == goalName = $2) {
+    goalName = ""; pattern = $(nfMax=3)
+  } else
+    pattern = $(nfMax=4)
+  if (NF > nfMax) {
+    addError("nothing allowed after glob pattern")
+    return
   }
   calcGlob(goalName, pattern)
   globAllGoal = goalName ? goalName : pattern
diff --git a/tests/12_errors.sh b/tests/12_errors.sh
index 8f145a4..51ee9ce 100644
--- a/tests/12_errors.sh
+++ b/tests/12_errors.sh
@@ -44,3 +44,19 @@ echo 'more code in prelude'
 @depends_on unknown1
 
 @lib lib2
+
+@goal @private
+  echo 'private goal without name'
+
+@goal g15 should not have anything after goal name
+@goal g16 # but comment is OK
+
+@goal g17 @glob '*.txt' should not have anything after glob pattern
+@goal g18 @glob '*.txt' # but comment is OK
+
+@goal @glob '*.txt' should not have anything after glob pattern
+@goal @glob '*.txt' should_not_have_anything_after_glob_pattern
+@goal @glob '*.txt' # but comment is OK
+
+@goal @glob     # absent glob pattern
+@goal g19 @glob # absent glob pattern
diff --git a/tests/12_errors.tush b/tests/12_errors.tush
index 7725271..58abdaf 100644
--- a/tests/12_errors.tush
+++ b/tests/12_errors.tush
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ $ cd "$MYDIR"; ./$MAKESURE -f tests/12_errors.sh
 @ tests/12_errors.sh:38: @use_lib lib2
 @ Lib 'lib2' is already defined:
 @ tests/12_errors.sh:46: @lib lib2
+@ Goal must have a name:
+@ tests/12_errors.sh:48: @goal @private
+@ nothing allowed after goal name:
+@ tests/12_errors.sh:51: @goal g15 should not have anything after goal name
+@ nothing allowed after glob pattern:
+@ tests/12_errors.sh:54: @goal g17 @glob '*.txt' should not have anything after glob pattern
+@ nothing allowed after glob pattern:
+@ tests/12_errors.sh:57: @goal @glob '*.txt' should not have anything after glob pattern
+@ nothing allowed after glob pattern:
+@ tests/12_errors.sh:58: @goal @glob '*.txt' should_not_have_anything_after_glob_pattern
 @ Goal 'g1' has unknown dependency 'unknown':
 @ tests/12_errors.sh:18: @depends_on unknown
 @ Goal 'g2' uses unknown lib 'unknown':