diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
index f888cade8..9d981fd47 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ const blockDefinitionLists = {
 	level : 'block',
 	start(src) { return src.match(/^.*?::.*\n\n/m)?.index; },  // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
 	tokenizer(src, tokens) {
-		const regex = /^([^:\n]*?)[\n]?::(.*)(?:\n|$)|^.*(?:\n|$)/ym;
+		const regex = /^([^\n]*?:?)\n?::(.*)(?:\n|$)|^.*(?:\n|$)/ym;
 		let match;
 		let endIndex = 0;
 		const allDefinitions = [];