diff --git a/src/MdToHTML.hs b/src/MdToHTML.hs
index 9e54d17..42e8beb 100644
--- a/src/MdToHTML.hs
+++ b/src/MdToHTML.hs
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ parseUnorderedList = do
 -- --------
 
 parseOListItem :: Parser MdToken
-parseOListItem = try parseOListParaItem <|> parseOListLineItem
+parseOListItem = space *> (try parseOListParaItem <|> parseOListLineItem)
 
 -- Parses the first element of an ordered list, which must start with '1.'
 parseFirstOListItem :: Parser MdToken