diff --git a/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2latex.py b/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2latex.py
index 19e612cb..65ad4aa8 100755
--- a/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2latex.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2latex.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ regex_maps = [
     (re.compile('[ \t\r]+\n'),'\n'),
     (re.compile('\*\*(?P<t>[^\s\*]+( +[^\s\*]+)*)\*\*'),'{\\\\bf \g<t>}'),
     (re.compile("''(?P<t>[^\s']+( +[^\s']+)*)''"),'{\\it \g<t>}'),
-    (re.compile('^#{5,6} (?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n{\\\\bf \g<t>}\n'),
-    (re.compile('^#{4} (?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n\\\\goodbreak\\subsubsection{\g<t>}\n'),
-    (re.compile('^#{3} (?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n\\\\goodbreak\\subsection{\g<t>}\n'),
-    (re.compile('^#{2} (?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n\\\\goodbreak\\section{\g<t>}\n'),
-    (re.compile('^#{1} (?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),''),
+    (re.compile('^#{5,6}\s*(?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n{\\\\bf \g<t>}\n'),
+    (re.compile('^#{4}\s*(?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n\\\\goodbreak\\subsubsection{\g<t>}\n'),
+    (re.compile('^#{3}\s*(?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n\\\\goodbreak\\subsection{\g<t>}\n'),
+    (re.compile('^#{2}\s*(?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),'\n\n\\\\goodbreak\\section{\g<t>}\n'),
+    (re.compile('^#{1}\s*(?P<t>[^\n]+)',re.M),''),
     (re.compile('^\- +(?P<t>.*)',re.M),'\\\\begin{itemize}\n\\item \g<t>\n\\end{itemize}'),
     (re.compile('^\+ +(?P<t>.*)',re.M),'\\\\begin{itemize}\n\\item \g<t>\n\\end{itemize}'),
     (re.compile('\\\\end\{itemize\}\s+\\\\begin\{itemize\}'),'\n'),