diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/cmd.vim b/autoload/vimtex/cmd.vim
index 39ae7e5d9f..ef27fbe26d 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/cmd.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/cmd.vim
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ function! s:get_cmd(direction) abort " {{{1
   " Environments always start with environment name and allows option
   " afterwards
   if res.name ==# '\begin'
-    let arg = s:get_cmd_part('{', res.pos_end)
+    let arg = s:get_cmd_part_delim('{', res.pos_end)
     if empty(arg) | return res | endif
 
     call add(res.args, arg)
@@ -618,17 +618,9 @@ function! s:get_cmd(direction) abort " {{{1
     let res.pos_end.cnum = arg.close.cnum
   endif
 
-  " Get arguments
+  " Parse the arguments
   while v:true
-    let arg = s:get_cmd_overlay(res.pos_end.lnum, res.pos_end.cnum)
-    if !empty(arg)
-      call add(res.args_chevrons, arg)
-      let res.pos_end.lnum = arg.close.lnum
-      let res.pos_end.cnum = arg.close.cnum
-      continue
-    endif
-
-    let opt = s:get_cmd_part('[', res.pos_end)
+    let opt = s:get_cmd_part_delim('[', res.pos_end)
     if !empty(opt)
       call add(res.opts, opt)
       let res.pos_end.lnum = opt.close.lnum
@@ -636,7 +628,7 @@ function! s:get_cmd(direction) abort " {{{1
       continue
     endif
 
-    let arg = s:get_cmd_part('{', res.pos_end)
+    let arg = s:get_cmd_part_delim('{', res.pos_end)
     if !empty(arg)
       call add(res.args, arg)
       let res.pos_end.lnum = arg.close.lnum
@@ -644,7 +636,15 @@ function! s:get_cmd(direction) abort " {{{1
       continue
     endif
 
-    let arg = s:get_cmd_parens(res.pos_end.lnum, res.pos_end.cnum)
+    let arg = s:get_cmd_part_simple(['(', ')'], res.pos_end)
+    if !empty(arg)
+      call add(res.args_chevrons, arg)
+      let res.pos_end.lnum = arg.close.lnum
+      let res.pos_end.cnum = arg.close.cnum
+      continue
+    endif
+
+    let arg = s:get_cmd_part_simple(['<', '>'], res.pos_end)
     if !empty(arg)
       call add(res.args_parens, arg)
       let res.pos_end.lnum = arg.close.lnum
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ function! s:get_cmd_name(next) abort " {{{1
 endfunction
 
 " }}}1
-function! s:get_cmd_part(part, start_pos) abort " {{{1
+function! s:get_cmd_part_delim(open_delim, start_pos) abort " {{{1
   let l:save_pos = vimtex#pos#get_cursor()
   call vimtex#pos#set_cursor(a:start_pos)
   let l:open = vimtex#delim#get_next('delim_tex', 'open')
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ function! s:get_cmd_part(part, start_pos) abort " {{{1
   "
   let l:separate = s:text_between(a:start_pos, l:open)
   let l:newlines = count(l:separate, "\n")
-  if l:open.match !=# a:part
+  if l:open.match !=# a:open_delim
         \ || strlen(substitute(l:separate, '\_s\+', '', 'g')) != 0
         \ || l:newlines > 1
     return {}
@@ -704,27 +704,18 @@ function! s:get_cmd_part(part, start_pos) abort " {{{1
 endfunction
 
 " }}}1
-function! s:get_cmd_parens(lnum, cnum) abort " {{{1
-  let l:match = matchstr(getline(a:lnum), '^\s*[^)]*)', a:cnum)
+function! s:get_cmd_part_simple(delims, start_pos) abort " {{{1
+  let l:lnum = a:start_pos.lnum
+  let l:cnum = a:start_pos.cnum
+  let l:regex = '^\s*' . a:delims[0] . '[^' . a:delims[1] . ']*' . a:delims[1]
 
-  return empty(l:match)
-        \ ? {}
-        \ : {
-        \    'open' : {'lnum' : a:lnum, 'cnum' : a:cnum + 1},
-        \    'close' : {'lnum' : a:lnum, 'cnum' : a:cnum + strlen(l:match)},
-        \    'text' : l:match
-        \   }
-endfunction
-
-" }}}1
-function! s:get_cmd_overlay(lnum, cnum) abort " {{{1
-  let l:match = matchstr(getline(a:lnum), '^\s*[^>]*>', a:cnum)
+  let l:match = matchstr(getline(l:lnum), l:regex, l:cnum)
 
   return empty(l:match)
         \ ? {}
         \ : {
-        \    'open' : {'lnum' : a:lnum, 'cnum' : a:cnum + 1},
-        \    'close' : {'lnum' : a:lnum, 'cnum' : a:cnum + strlen(l:match)},
+        \    'open' : {'lnum' : l:lnum, 'cnum' : l:cnum + 1},
+        \    'close' : {'lnum' : l:lnum, 'cnum' : l:cnum + strlen(l:match)},
         \    'text' : l:match
         \   }
 endfunction