diff --git a/src/SlashCommands.tsx b/src/SlashCommands.tsx
index a39ad33b04..38e5a95f7f 100644
--- a/src/SlashCommands.tsx
+++ b/src/SlashCommands.tsx
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ export function parseCommandString(input: string) {
     input = input.replace(/\s+$/, '');
     if (input[0] !== '/') return {}; // not a command
 
-    const bits = input.match(/^(\S+?)(?: +((.|\n)*))?$/);
+    const bits = input.match(/^(\S+?)(?:[ \n]+((.|\n)*))?$/);
     let cmd;
     let args;
     if (bits) {