diff --git a/extension/_test/tasklist.txt b/extension/_test/tasklist.txt
index 6bbe1b6..dad65c6 100644
--- a/extension/_test/tasklist.txt
+++ b/extension/_test/tasklist.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 - [x] bar
 //- - - - - - - - -//
 <ul>
-<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox">foo</li>
-<li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox">bar</li>
+<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> foo</li>
+<li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> bar</li>
 </ul>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
 
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 - [ ] bim
 //- - - - - - - - -//
 <ul>
-<li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox">foo
+<li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> foo
 <ul>
-<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox">bar</li>
-<li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox">baz</li>
+<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> bar</li>
+<li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> baz</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox">bim</li>
+<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> bim</li>
 </ul>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
diff --git a/extension/tasklist.go b/extension/tasklist.go
index 825f8d5..1f3e52c 100644
--- a/extension/tasklist.go
+++ b/extension/tasklist.go
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ func (r *TaskCheckBoxHTMLRenderer) renderTaskCheckBox(w util.BufWriter, source [
 		w.WriteString(`<input disabled="" type="checkbox"`)
 	}
 	if r.XHTML {
-		w.WriteString(" />")
+		w.WriteString(" /> ")
 	} else {
-		w.WriteString(">")
+		w.WriteString("> ")
 	}
 	return gast.WalkContinue, nil
 }