diff --git a/modules/module-org.el b/modules/module-org.el
index b0c425a30..72220c8d4 100644
--- a/modules/module-org.el
+++ b/modules/module-org.el
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
                   " ")
                 (1 (narf/show-as ?☐)))
 
-               ("\\(\\([-+]\\)\\( \\)+[^$\n\r]+\\)"
+               ("^ *\\(\\([-+]\\)\\( \\)+[^$\n\r]+\\)"
                 (2 'org-code)
                 (3 'org-whitespace))
                ("^ +\\(\\*\\) "