diff --git a/src/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image.clj b/src/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image.clj
index 7e06db5..05dccac 100644
--- a/src/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image.clj
+++ b/src/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image.clj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "Renders all occurring links and images."
   [block _ _]
   (loop [block block
-         matches (-> (re-seq #"\!?\[([a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\.\,\']+( [a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\.\,\']+)*)\]\((.*?)\)" block)
+         matches (-> (re-seq #"\!?\[([a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\.\,\']*( [a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\.\,\']+)*)\]\((.*?)\)" block)
                      distinct)]
     (if (empty? matches)
       block
diff --git a/test/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image_test.clj b/test/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image_test.clj
index d17e070..e336057 100644
--- a/test/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image_test.clj
+++ b/test/clarktown/renderers/link_and_image_test.clj
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@
 
   (testing "Creating an image"
     (is (= (link-and-image/render "![This is an image](https://example.com)" nil nil)
-           "<img src=\"https://example.com\" alt=\"This is an image\">"))))
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+           "<img src=\"https://example.com\" alt=\"This is an image\">"))
+
+    (is (= (link-and-image/render "![](https://example.com)" nil nil)
+           "<img src=\"https://example.com\" alt=\"\">"))))