diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
index e230eca1..5d716a56 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
     e.preventDefault()
     e.stopPropagation()
     const idMatch = /checkbox-([0-9]+)/
-    const checkedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[\+\-\*] \[x\]/i
-    const uncheckedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[\+\-\*] \[ \]/
-    const checkReplace = /\[x\]/i
-    const uncheckReplace = /\[ \]/
+    const checkedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[x]/i
+    const uncheckedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[ ]/
+    const checkReplace = /\[x]/i
+    const uncheckReplace = /\[ ]/
     if (idMatch.test(e.target.getAttribute('id'))) {
       const lineIndex = parseInt(e.target.getAttribute('id').match(idMatch)[1], 10) - 1
       const lines = this.refs.code.value
diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js
index 39633479..39f98687 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ class MarkdownSplitEditor extends React.Component {
     e.preventDefault()
     e.stopPropagation()
     const idMatch = /checkbox-([0-9]+)/
-    const checkedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[\+\-\*] \[x\]/i
-    const uncheckedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[\+\-\*] \[ \]/
-    const checkReplace = /\[x\]/i
-    const uncheckReplace = /\[ \]/
+    const checkedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[x]/i
+    const uncheckedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[ ]/
+    const checkReplace = /\[x]/i
+    const uncheckReplace = /\[ ]/
     if (idMatch.test(e.target.getAttribute('id'))) {
       const lineIndex = parseInt(e.target.getAttribute('id').match(idMatch)[1], 10) - 1
       const lines = this.refs.code.value
diff --git a/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js b/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
index d732ae87..80584d61 100644
--- a/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
+++ b/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ export function getTodoStatus (content) {
 
   splitted.forEach((line) => {
     const trimmedLine = line.trim().replace(/^>\s*/, '')
-    if (trimmedLine.match(/^[\+\-\*] \[(\s|x)\] ./i)) {
+    if (trimmedLine.match(/^[+\-*] \[(\s|x)] ./i)) {
       numberOfTodo++
     }
-    if (trimmedLine.match(/^[\+\-\*] \[x\] ./i)) {
+    if (trimmedLine.match(/^[+\-*] \[x] ./i)) {
       numberOfCompletedTodo++
     }
   })