diff --git a/lib/core/checklist.dart b/lib/core/checklist.dart
index 9d655b87..79143b1f 100644
--- a/lib/core/checklist.dart
+++ b/lib/core/checklist.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ChecklistItem {
 
 class Checklist {
   static final _pattern = RegExp(
-    r'^(.*)- \[([ xX])\] +(.*)$',
+    r'^(.*)- \[([ xX])\] ?(.*)$',
     multiLine: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/test/checklist_test.dart b/test/checklist_test.dart
index 31bedea0..429c170d 100644
--- a/test/checklist_test.dart
+++ b/test/checklist_test.dart
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ Booga Wooga
       var checklist = Checklist(note);
 
       note = checklist.note;
-      expect(note.body, "Hi.\n- [ ] One\n- Two\n- [ ] \n- [ ] ");
+      expect(note.body, "Hi.\n- [ ] One\n- Two\n- [ ]  \n- [ ]  ");
     });
 
     test('Does not add extra new line', () async {
-      var content = "- [ ] One\n- [ ]Two\n- [ ] Three\n- [ ] Four\n";
+      var content = "- [ ] One\n- [ ]Two\n- [ ] Three\n- [ ]Four\n";
 
       var notePath = p.join(tempDir.path, "note449.md");
       await File(notePath).writeAsString(content);
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ Booga Wooga
 
       note = checklist.note;
       expect(note.body,
-          "- [ ] One\n- [ ]Two\n- [ ] Three\n- [ ] Four\n- [ ] Five\n");
+          "- [ ] One\n- [ ] Two\n- [ ] Three\n- [ ] Four\n- [ ] Five\n");
     });
 
     test('Maintain x case', () async {
-      var content = "- [X] One\n- [ ]Two";
+      var content = "- [X] One\n- [ ] Two";
 
       var notePath = p.join(tempDir.path, "note448.md");
       await File(notePath).writeAsString(content);