diff --git a/syntax.json b/syntax.json
index 424c735..5784548 100644
--- a/syntax.json
+++ b/syntax.json
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
       },
       {
         "type": "line",
-        "pattern": "- [ ]"
+        "pattern": "- \\[ \\]"
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/tests/test_closed.diff b/tests/test_closed.diff
index a742a62..97726ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_closed.diff
+++ b/tests/test_closed.diff
@@ -226,21 +226,23 @@ diff --git a/tests/example_file.md b/src/tests/example_file.md
 index 525e25d..ba4e68d 100644
 --- a/src/tests/example_file.md
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.md
-@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
+@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
 - {/* TODO: Hopefully this comment turns into a todo issue */}
 - {/*
 -   TODO:Multiline comments
 -   also need to be turned into todos, and hopefully
 -   kept together as one todo
 - */}
+- - [ ] TODO: An inline todo that's NOT a comment (what)
 diff --git a/tests/example_file.mdx b/src/tests/example_file.mdx
 index 525e25d..ba4e68d 100644
 --- a/src/tests/example_file.mdx
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.mdx
-@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
+@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
 - {/* TODO: Hopefully this comment turns into a todo issue */}
 - {/*
 -   TODO:Multiline comments
 -   also need to be turned into todos, and hopefully
 -   kept together as one todo
 - */}
+- - [ ] TODO: An inline todo that's NOT a comment (what)
diff --git a/tests/test_new.diff b/tests/test_new.diff
index 92ce575..5aa04b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_new.diff
+++ b/tests/test_new.diff
@@ -237,22 +237,24 @@ new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..7cccc5b
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.md
-@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
 + {/* TODO: Hopefully this comment turns into a todo issue */}
 + {/* 
 +   TODO:Multiline comments
 +   also need to be turned into todos, and hopefully
 +   kept together as one todo
 + */}
++ - [ ] TODO: An inline todo that's NOT a comment (what)
 diff --git a/tests/example_file.mdx b/src/tests/example_file.mdx
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..7cccc5b
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.mdx
-@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
 + {/* TODO: Hopefully this comment turns into a todo issue */}
 + {/* 
 +   TODO:Multiline comments
 +   also need to be turned into todos, and hopefully
 +   kept together as one todo
 + */}
++ - [ ] TODO: An inline todo that's NOT a comment (what)
diff --git a/tests/test_todo_parser.py b/tests/test_todo_parser.py
index c2d2e04..4fecbf5 100644
--- a/tests/test_todo_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_todo_parser.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class NewIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'twig'), 2)
 
     def test_md_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 4)
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 6)
 
 
 class ClosedIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class ClosedIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'twig'), 2)
 
     def test_md_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 4)
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 6)
 
 
 class IgnorePatternTests(unittest.TestCase):