diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index 05e3666..0510f91 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -28,17 +28,14 @@ vim.keymap.set("i", "<CR>", press_enter, { desc = "On enter", noremap = true, ex
 -- function that checks if the current line starts with the string "- [ ]" or "- [x]" and toggles the x
 
 local function toggle_todo()
-	-- create a variable called openpattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with any amount of spaces or tabs followed by "- [ ]"
 	local openpattern = "^%s*%- %[[ ]%]"
 
-	-- create a variable called closepattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with any amount of spaces or tabs followed by "- [x]"
 	local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
 
-	-- create a variable called titleopenpattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with "# [ ]"
-	local titleopenpattern = "^# [ ] "
+	local titleopenpattern = "^%s*# %[[ ]%]"
 
 	-- create a variable called titleclosedpattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with "# [x]"
-	local titleclosedpattern = "^# [x] "
+	local titleclosedpattern = "^%s*# %[[x]%]"
 
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()