diff --git a/src/MdToHTML.hs b/src/MdToHTML.hs
index c2286ee..9e54d17 100644
--- a/src/MdToHTML.hs
+++ b/src/MdToHTML.hs
@@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ parseListParaItemCommon = do
 
 -- Parse an unordered list item, which can be a line item or another list.
 parseUListItem :: Parser MdToken
-parseUListItem = try parseUListParaItem <|> parseUListLineItem
+parseUListItem = space *> (try parseUListParaItem <|> parseUListLineItem)
 
 -- Parse an unordered list.
 parseUnorderedList :: Parser MdToken
 parseUnorderedList = do
-  lineItems <- some parseUListItem
+  lineItems <- some $ try parseUListItem
   void (char '\n') <|> eof -- A list must end in an extra newline or eof
   return $ UnordList lineItems
 
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ parseOListItem = try parseOListParaItem <|> parseOListLineItem
 -- Parses the first element of an ordered list, which must start with '1.'
 parseFirstOListItem :: Parser MdToken
 parseFirstOListItem = do
+  space
   remaining <- getInput
   when (take 2 (T.unpack remaining) /= "1.") empty
   parseOListLineItem