diff --git a/src/components/markdown/RemarkRenderer.tsx b/src/components/markdown/RemarkRenderer.tsx
index e3b2f3d6..c02edcbb 100644
--- a/src/components/markdown/RemarkRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/markdown/RemarkRenderer.tsx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const Container = styled.div<{ largeEmoji: boolean }>`
 /**
  * Regex for matching execessive blockquotes
  */
-const RE_QUOTE = /(^(?:>\s){5})[>\s]+(.*$)/gm;
+const RE_QUOTE = /(^(?:>\s?){5})[>\s?]+(.*$)/gm;
 
 /**
  * Sanitise Markdown input before rendering