diff --git a/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Regexes.kt b/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Regexes.kt
index 060b48788..4a2731b8a 100644
--- a/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Regexes.kt
+++ b/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Regexes.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.github.diegoberaldin.raccoonforlemmy.core.markdown
 
 internal object SpoilerRegex {
-    val spoilerOpening = Regex("(:::\\s+spoiler\\s+)(?<title>.*)")
+    val spoilerOpening = Regex("(:::\\s?spoiler\\s+)(?<title>.*)")
     val spoilerClosing = Regex(":::")
 }
 
diff --git a/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Utils.kt b/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Utils.kt
index 390b08858..e83e56295 100644
--- a/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Utils.kt
+++ b/core/markdown/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/diegoberaldin/raccoonforlemmy/core/markdown/Utils.kt
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ private fun String.spoilerFixUp(): String = run {
             finalLinesSizeAtLastSpoiler = finalLines.size
         } else if (line.isNotBlank()) {
             if (isSpoilerOnTopOfStack) {
-                // removes list inside spoilers
+                // removes list and blank lines inside spoilers
                 val cleanLine = line.replace(Regex("^\\s*?- "), "").trim()
-                if (cleanLine.isNotEmpty()) {
+                if (cleanLine.isNotBlank()) {
                     finalLines += cleanLine
                 }
             } else {