diff --git a/templatetags/ticket_to_link.py b/templatetags/ticket_to_link.py
index 84573cb6..cf5dfa57 100644
--- a/templatetags/ticket_to_link.py
+++ b/templatetags/ticket_to_link.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def num_to_link(text):
         return text
 
     matches = []
-    for match in re.finditer("#(\d+)", text):
+    for match in re.finditer(" #(\d+)", text):
         matches.append(match)
 
     for match in ReverseProxy(matches):