diff --git a/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js b/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
index dc3deb8ad..0dde25cba 100644
--- a/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
+++ b/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export function getTodoStatus (content) {
 
   splitted.forEach((line) => {
     const trimmedLine = line.trim()
-    if (trimmedLine.match(/^[\+\-\*] \[\s|x\] ./)) {
+    if (trimmedLine.match(/^[\+\-\*] \[(\s|x)\] ./)) {
       numberOfTodo++
     }
     if (trimmedLine.match(/^[\+\-\*] \[x\] ./)) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js b/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
index 55f951f50..c97ae2b9c 100644
--- a/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
+++ b/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ test('getTodoStatus should return a correct hash object', t => {
     ['- [ ] a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
     ['- [ ] a\n- [x] a\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }],
     ['+ [ ] a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
-    ['+ [ ] a\n+ [x] a\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }]
+    ['+ [ ] a\n+ [x] a\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }],
+    ['+ [ ] a\n+ [testx] a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
+    ['+ [ ] a\n+ [xtest] a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
+    ['+ [ ] a\n+ foo[x]bar a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
+    ['+ [ ] a\n+ foo[x] bar a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
+    ['+ [ ] a\n+ foo [x]bar a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }]
   ]
 
   testCases.forEach(testCase => {