diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4123962..e1a14bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ composer.phar
 .settings
 .project
 bin
+/.idea/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 145dcc1..1b59f44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ You can install the library using [composer]('http://getcomposer.org/) by adding
         echo sprintf("The log entry was written at %s. \n", $log['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
     }
 
-    $lastLine = $reader[count($reader)-1];
-    echo sprintf("The last log entry was written at %s. \n", $lastLine['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
-
 ```
 
 * options unlimited days logs
@@ -42,9 +39,6 @@ You can install the library using [composer]('http://getcomposer.org/) by adding
         echo sprintf("The log entry was written at %s. \n", $log['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
     }
 
-    $lastLine = $reader[count($reader)-1];
-    echo sprintf("The last log entry was written at %s. \n", $lastLine['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
-
 ```
 
 * options 2 days logs
@@ -61,12 +55,10 @@ You can install the library using [composer]('http://getcomposer.org/) by adding
         echo sprintf("The log entry was written at %s. \n", $log['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
     }
 
-    $lastLine = $reader[count($reader)-1];
-    echo sprintf("The last log entry was written at %s. \n", $lastLine['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
-
 ```
 
 * Add custom pattern
+
 ```php
 
     require_once 'path/to/vendor/autoload.php';
@@ -84,9 +76,6 @@ You can install the library using [composer]('http://getcomposer.org/) by adding
         echo sprintf("The log entry was written at %s. \n", $log['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
     }
 
-    $lastLine = $reader[count($reader)-1];
-    echo sprintf("The last log entry was written at %s. \n", $lastLine['date']->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
-
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LineLogParser.php b/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LineLogParser.php
index 2f9bb76..4ea2873 100644
--- a/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LineLogParser.php
+++ b/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LineLogParser.php
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 class LineLogParser implements LogParserInterface
 {
     /**
-     * @var string
+     * @var array
      */
     protected $pattern = array(
-        'default' => '/\[(?P<date>.*)\] (?P<logger>\w+).(?P<level>\w+): (?P<message>[^\[\{]+) (?P<context>[\[\{].*[\]\}]) (?P<extra>[\[\{].*[\]\}])/',
-        'error'   => '/\[(?P<date>.*)\] (?P<logger>\w+).(?P<level>\w+): (?P<message>(.*)+) (?P<context>[^ ]+) (?P<extra>[^ ]+)/'
+        'default' => '/\[(?P<date>.*)\]\s(?P<logger>[\w-]+)\.(?P<level>\w+):\s(?P<message>[^\[\{]+)\s(?P<context>[\[\{].*[\]\}])\s(?P<extra>[\[\{].*[\]\}])/',
+        'error'   => '/\[(?P<date>.*)\]\s(?P<logger>[\w-]+).(?P<level>\w+):\s(?P<message>(.*)+)\s(?P<context>[^\s]+)\s(?P<extra>[^\s]+)/'
     );
 
 
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ public function parse($log, $days = 1, $pattern = 'default')
 
             if ($date->diff($d2)->days < $days) {
                 return $array;
-            } else {
-                return array();
             }
         }
+
+        return array();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,4 +85,36 @@ public function registerPattern($name, $pattern)
             throw new \RuntimeException("Pattern $name already exists");
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public function getPattern()
+    {
+        return $this->pattern;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public function setPattern($pattern)
+    {
+        $this->pattern = $pattern;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public function addPattern($name, $pattern)
+    {
+        $this->pattern[$name] = $pattern;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public function removePattern($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->pattern[$name]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LogParserInterface.php b/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LogParserInterface.php
index df5689d..861d85b 100644
--- a/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LogParserInterface.php
+++ b/src/Dubture/Monolog/Parser/LogParserInterface.php
@@ -25,4 +25,31 @@ interface LogParserInterface
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function parse($log, $days, $pattern);
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getPattern();
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $pattern
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setPattern($pattern);
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     * @param string $pattern
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function addPattern($name, $pattern);
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function removePattern($name);
 }
diff --git a/src/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/LogReader.php b/src/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/LogReader.php
index 4b23fee..9bb6148 100644
--- a/src/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/LogReader.php
+++ b/src/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/LogReader.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Dubture\Monolog\Reader;
 
 use Dubture\Monolog\Reader\AbstractReader;
+use Dubture\Monolog\Parser\LogParserInterface;
 
 /**
  * Class LogReader
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class LogReader extends AbstractReader implements \Iterator, \ArrayAccess, \Coun
     protected $lineCount;
 
     /**
-     * @var \Dubture\Monolog\Parser\LogParserInterface
+     * @var LogParserInterface
      */
     protected $parser;
 
@@ -46,11 +47,14 @@ class LogReader extends AbstractReader implements \Iterator, \ArrayAccess, \Coun
     public function __construct($file, $days = 1, $pattern = 'default')
     {
         $this->file = new \SplFileObject($file, 'r');
-        $i          = 0;
+        $i          = 1;
         while (!$this->file->eof()) {
             $this->file->current();
             $this->file->next();
-            $i++;
+
+            if (!empty($this->file->current())) {
+                $i++;
+            }
         }
 
         $this->days = $days;
@@ -65,8 +69,12 @@ public function __construct($file, $days = 1, $pattern = 'default')
      */
     public function getParser()
     {
-        $p =  & $this->parser;
-        return $p;
+        return $this->parser;
+    }
+
+    public function setParser(LogParserInterface $parser)
+    {
+        $this->parser = $parser;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ public function key()
      */
     public function valid()
     {
-        return $this->file->valid();
+        return $this->file->valid() && !empty($this->file->current());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/Test/LogReaderTest.php b/tests/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/Test/LogReaderTest.php
index 4231c2f..c7ffc63 100644
--- a/tests/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/Test/LogReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Dubture/Monolog/Reader/Test/LogReaderTest.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public function testReader()
         $log = $this->reader[6];
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf('\DateTime', $log['date']);
-        $this->assertEquals('extra', $log['logger']);
+        $this->assertEquals('extra-dashed', $log['logger']);
         $this->assertEquals('INFO', $log['level']);
         $this->assertEquals('context and extra', $log['message']);
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('foo', $log['context'][0]);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function testIterator()
         $this->assertEquals('context', $lines[3]['logger']);
         $this->assertEquals('context', $lines[4]['logger']);
         $this->assertEquals('context', $lines[5]['logger']);
-        $this->assertEquals('extra', $lines[6]['logger']);
+        $this->assertEquals('extra-dashed', $lines[6]['logger']);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/files/test.log b/tests/files/test.log
index 19bb837..404edbe 100755
--- a/tests/files/test.log
+++ b/tests/files/test.log
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 [2013-08-15 14:19:51] context.INFO: multicontext [{"foo":"bar","stuff":"and things"},{"bat":"baz"}] []
 [2013-08-15 14:19:51] context.INFO: multicontext with empty [{"foo":"bar","stuff":"and things"},[]] []
 [2013-08-15 14:19:51] context.INFO: multicontext with spaces [{"foo":"bar","stuff":"and things"},{"bat":"baz"}] []
-[2013-08-15 14:19:51] extra.INFO: context and extra [{"foo":"bar","stuff":"and things"},{"bat":"baz"}] [{"weebl":"bob"},{"lobob":"lo"}]
\ No newline at end of file
+[2013-08-15 14:19:51] extra-dashed.INFO: context and extra [{"foo":"bar","stuff":"and things"},{"bat":"baz"}] [{"weebl":"bob"},{"lobob":"lo"}]
\ No newline at end of file