diff --git a/static/js/html2notecase.js b/static/js/html2notecase.js
index 3c161fce2..e8e4c230e 100644
--- a/static/js/html2notecase.js
+++ b/static/js/html2notecase.js
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ function html2notecase(contents, note) {
                 }
             }
 
-            const linkMatch = /^<a[^>]+?href="([^"]+?)"[^>]+?>([^<]+?)<\/a>/.exec(curContent);
+            const linkMatch = /^<a[^>]+?href="([^"]+?)"[^>]*?>([^<]+?)<\/a>/.exec(curContent);
 
             if (linkMatch !== null) {
+                console.log("matched link: ", linkMatch);
+
                 const targetUrl = linkMatch[1];
                 const linkText = linkMatch[2];