diff --git a/admin/js/pagedown.js b/admin/js/pagedown.js
index 01073a45..49c49236 100644
--- a/admin/js/pagedown.js
+++ b/admin/js/pagedown.js
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ else
             text = _DoItalicsAndBold(text);
 
             // Do hard breaks:
-            text = text.replace(/  +\n/g, " <br>\n");
+            text = text.replace(/ *\n/g, " <br>\n");
             
             text = pluginHooks.postSpanGamut(text);