diff --git a/ui/qml/OutlineView.qml b/ui/qml/OutlineView.qml
index e25b08f..383ca1e 100644
--- a/ui/qml/OutlineView.qml
+++ b/ui/qml/OutlineView.qml
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ ListView {
             // checkbox, and the item text. Returns null for non-list lines.
             function parseListItem(line) {
                 // Unordered: - / + bullet (indented * also allowed)
-                let m = line.match(/^(\s*)([-+])\s+(\[([ xX-])\]\s+)?(.*)$/);
+                let m = line.match(/^(\s*)([-+])\s+(\[([ xX-])\]\s*)?(.*)$/);
                 let ordered = false;
                 if (!m) {
                     // Ordered: 1. or 1)
-                    m = line.match(/^(\s*)(\d+)[.)]\s+(\[([ xX-])\]\s+)?(.*)$/);
+                    m = line.match(/^(\s*)(\d+)[.)]\s+(\[([ xX-])\]\s*)?(.*)$/);
                     if (!m) return null;
                     ordered = true;
                 }