diff --git a/council/llm/llm_answer.py b/council/llm/llm_answer.py
index 33fc5422..ace088a8 100644
--- a/council/llm/llm_answer.py
+++ b/council/llm/llm_answer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import inspect
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -127,6 +127,17 @@ def parse_yaml(self, bloc: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             raise LLMParsingException(f"Missing {missing_keys} in response.")
         return properties_dict
 
+    def parse_yaml_list(self, bloc: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        result = []
+        d = yaml.safe_load(bloc)
+        for item in d:
+            properties_dict = {**item}
+            missing_keys = [key.name for key in self._properties if key.name not in properties_dict.keys()]
+            if len(missing_keys) > 0:
+                raise LLMParsingException(f"Missing {missing_keys} in response.")
+            result.append(properties_dict)
+        return result
+
     def parse_yaml_bloc(self, bloc: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         code_bloc = CodeParser.find_first(language="yaml", text=bloc)
         if code_bloc is not None:
diff --git a/council/utils/code_parser.py b/council/utils/code_parser.py
index 683bdf7f..ef18bc74 100644
--- a/council/utils/code_parser.py
+++ b/council/utils/code_parser.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def find_last(language: Optional[str] = None, text: str = "") -> Optional[CodeBl
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_pattern(language: Optional[str]):
-        return r"```(\w*)\n(.*?)\n```" if language is None else rf"```({language})\n(.*?)\n```"
+        return r"```(\w*) *\n(.*?)\n```" if language is None else rf"```({language})\n(.*?)\n```"
 
     @staticmethod
     def _build_generator(language: Optional[str], text: str = "") -> Iterable[CodeBlock]:
diff --git a/tests/unit/llm/test_llm_answer.py b/tests/unit/llm/test_llm_answer.py
index e66102b1..6bc2cf4e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/llm/test_llm_answer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/llm/test_llm_answer.py
@@ -26,11 +26,25 @@ def test_llm_parse_yaml_answer(self):
         llma = LLMAnswer(Specialist)
 
         bloc = """
-    ```yaml
-    ControllerScore:
-      name: first
-      score: 10
-      instructions: do this
-      justification: because
-    ```"""
-        print(llma.parse_yaml_bloc(bloc))
+```yaml
+name: first
+score: 10
+instructions: do this
+justification: because
+```
+"""
+        result = llma.parse_yaml_bloc(bloc)
+        instance = Specialist(**result)
+        self.assertEqual(instance.name, "first")
+
+    def test_parse_dict(self):
+        instance = LLMAnswer(Specialist)
+        bloc = """
+- name: first
+  score: 10
+  instructions:
+  - do
+  - this 
+  justification: because
+"""
+        print(instance.parse_yaml_list(bloc))