diff --git a/src/Components/Blocks/Rule.php b/src/Components/Blocks/Rule.php
index a6a88e3..218b015 100644
--- a/src/Components/Blocks/Rule.php
+++ b/src/Components/Blocks/Rule.php
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ final class Rule implements Block
 
         $marker = $Context->line()->text()[0];
 
-        if (\substr_count($Context->line()->text(), $marker) >= 3 and \chop($Context->line()->text(), " $marker") === '') {
+        if (
+            \substr_count($Context->line()->text(), $marker) >= 3
+            and \chop($Context->line()->text(), " \t$marker") === ''
+        ) {
             return new self;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/data/horizontal_rule.html b/tests/data/horizontal_rule.html
index 4d3f44f..b8d1249 100644
--- a/tests/data/horizontal_rule.html
+++ b/tests/data/horizontal_rule.html
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 <hr />
 <hr />
 <p>foo
-***</p>
\ No newline at end of file
+***</p>
+<hr />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/horizontal_rule.md b/tests/data/horizontal_rule.md
index 9a1bb57..f818593 100644
--- a/tests/data/horizontal_rule.md
+++ b/tests/data/horizontal_rule.md
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@
 ___
 
 foo
-    ***
\ No newline at end of file
+    ***
+
+*	*	*	
\ No newline at end of file