diff --git a/lib/rules/new-line-before-expect.js b/lib/rules/new-line-before-expect.js
index 357de43..eac8fa9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/new-line-before-expect.js
+++ b/lib/rules/new-line-before-expect.js
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ var hasPaddingBetweenTokens = require('../helpers/hasPaddingBetweenTokens')
 var blockRegexp = /^((f|x)?(it|describe))$/
 
 module.exports = function (context) {
-  var jasmineBlocks = []
+  var suiteDepth = 0
   return {
     CallExpression: function (node) {
       if (blockRegexp.test(node.callee.name)) {
-        jasmineBlocks.push(node)
-      } else if (node.callee.name === 'expect' && jasmineBlocks.length > 0) {
-        const parent = jasmineBlocks[jasmineBlocks.length - 1]
-        if (!isFirstNodeInSuiteOrTest(node, parent)) {
-          const tokenBeforeExpect = context.getSourceCode().getTokenBefore(node)
-          if (!hasPaddingBetweenTokens(tokenBeforeExpect, node)) {
+        suiteDepth++
+      } else if (node.callee.name === 'expect' && suiteDepth > 0) {
+        const prevToken = context.getSourceCode().getTokenBefore(node)
+        if (prevToken) {
+          if (prevToken.type === 'Punctuator' && prevToken.value === '{') {
+            return
+          }
+          if (!hasPaddingBetweenTokens(prevToken, node)) {
             context.report(node, 'No new line before expect')
           }
         }
@@ -27,21 +29,8 @@ module.exports = function (context) {
     },
     'CallExpression:exit': function (node) {
       if (blockRegexp.test(node.callee.name)) {
-        jasmineBlocks.pop(node)
+        suiteDepth--
       }
     }
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Checks whether node is the first node inside a suite or a test
- * @param {ASTNode} node - node to check
- * @returns {boolean} Whether or not the node is the first node inside a suite or a test
- * @author Diana Suvorova
- */
-
-function isFirstNodeInSuiteOrTest (node, parent) {
-  const parentBody = parent.arguments && parent.arguments[1] && parent.arguments[1].body && parent.arguments[1].body.body
-  const first = Array.isArray(parentBody) ? parentBody[0] : parentBody
-  return first.start === node.start
-}
diff --git a/test/rules/new-line-before-expect.js b/test/rules/new-line-before-expect.js
index 1f9b9dc..3ff3859 100644
--- a/test/rules/new-line-before-expect.js
+++ b/test/rules/new-line-before-expect.js
@@ -41,9 +41,21 @@ eslintTester.run('new line before expect', rule, {
       '});'
     ]),
     linesToCode([
-      '  notJasmineTestSuite()',
-      '  expect(a)'
+      'notJasmineTestSuite()',
+      'expect(a)'
+    ]),
+    linesToCode([
+      'it("", helper(function() {',
+      '  expect(1).toEqual(1);',
+      '}));'
+    ]),
+    linesToCode([
+      'it("", helper(function() {',
+      ' ',
+      '  expect(1).toEqual(1);',
+      '}));'
     ])
+
   ],
   invalid: [
     {
@@ -60,6 +72,19 @@ eslintTester.run('new line before expect', rule, {
           message: 'No new line before expect'
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      code: linesToCode([
+        'it("", helper(function() {',
+        '  var a = 1',
+        '  expect(a).toEqual(1);',
+        '}));'
+      ]),
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'No new line before expect'
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 })