diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index acf81a1..05e3666 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ vim.keymap.set("i", "<CR>", press_enter, { desc = "On enter", noremap = true, ex
 
 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*%- %[[ x]%]"
+	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]%]"
+	local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
 
 	-- create a variable called titleopenpattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with "# [ ]"
-	local titleopenpattern = "^# [ ]"
+	local titleopenpattern = "^# [ ] "
 
 	-- create a variable called titleclosedpattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with "# [x]"
-	local titleclosedpattern = "^# [x]"
+	local titleclosedpattern = "^# [x] "
 
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()