diff --git a/flask_swagger.py b/flask_swagger.py
index d41ae7d..5675947 100644
--- a/flask_swagger.py
+++ b/flask_swagger.py
@@ -17,21 +17,54 @@ def _sanitize(comment):
     return comment.replace('\n', '<br/>') if comment else comment
 
 
-def _parse_docstring(obj, process_doc):
+def _get_swag(doc, process_doc):
     first_line, other_lines, swag = None, None, None
-    full_doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
-    if full_doc:
-        line_feed = full_doc.find('\n')
+    if doc:
+        line_feed = doc.find('\n')
         if line_feed != -1:
-            first_line = process_doc(full_doc[:line_feed])
-            yaml_sep = full_doc[line_feed+1:].find('---')
+            first_line = process_doc(doc[:line_feed])
+            yaml_sep = doc[line_feed+1:].find('---')
             if yaml_sep != -1:
-                other_lines = process_doc(full_doc[line_feed+1:line_feed+yaml_sep])
-                swag = yaml.load(full_doc[line_feed+yaml_sep:])
+                other_lines = process_doc(doc[line_feed+1:line_feed+yaml_sep])
+                swag = yaml.load(doc[line_feed+yaml_sep:])
             else:
-                other_lines = process_doc(full_doc[line_feed+1:])
+                other_lines = process_doc(doc[line_feed+1:])
+        else:
+            first_line = doc
+    return first_line, other_lines, swag
+
+
+def _parse_docstring(obj, process_doc, current_verb, verbs):
+    first_line, other_lines, swag = None, None, None
+    full_doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
+    if full_doc:
+        # check if verbs are defined in doc
+        indexes = []
+        current_verb_index = None
+        for v in verbs:
+            index = full_doc.find(v+':')
+            if index != -1:
+                indexes.append(index)
+                if v == current_verb:
+                    current_verb_index = index
+        indexes.sort()
+        if indexes:
+            if current_verb_index is not None:
+                start_index = indexes.index(current_verb_index)
+                end_index = start_index+1 if start_index+1 < len(indexes) else None
+                current_verb_stop = indexes[end_index] if end_index else None
+                # skip the verb line
+                current_verb_index += full_doc[current_verb_index:current_verb_stop].find('\n')+1
+                temp_doc = full_doc[current_verb_index:current_verb_stop]
+                # remove indentation
+                first_line = temp_doc.split('\n')[0]
+                indentation = len(first_line) - len(first_line.lstrip())
+                doc = ""
+                for line in temp_doc.split('\n'):
+                    doc += line[indentation:]+'\n'
+                first_line, other_lines, swag = _get_swag(doc, process_doc)
         else:
-            first_line = full_doc
+            first_line, other_lines, swag = _get_swag(full_doc, process_doc)
     return first_line, other_lines, swag
 
 
@@ -140,8 +173,9 @@ def spec():
             else:
                 methods[verb.lower()] = endpoint
         operations = dict()
+        verbs = [k for k in methods.keys()]
         for verb, method in methods.items():
-            summary, description, swag = _parse_docstring(method, process_doc)
+            summary, description, swag = _parse_docstring(method, process_doc, verb, verbs)
             if swag is not None:  # we only add endpoints with swagger data in the docstrings
                 defs = swag.get('definitions', [])
                 defs = _extract_definitions(defs)