diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
index c7b389b5a..8cafe1ca5 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ const mustacheInjectBlock = {
 const superSubScripts = {
 	name  : 'superSubScripts',
 	level : 'inline',
-	start(src) { return src.match(/\^\^[^\s].+[^\s]\^\^/m)?.index; },  // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
+	start(src) { return src.match(/\^\^/m)?.index; },  // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
 	tokenizer(src, tokens) {
 		const superRegex = /^\^\^(?!\s)(?=([^\n\^]*[^\s\^]))\1\^\^/m;
 		const subRegex = /^\^\^\^([^\s\^][^\^]*[^\s\^])\^\^\^/m;