diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/services/CustomValidator.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/services/CustomValidator.groovy
index 3615e92a83..f02819b9a9 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/services/CustomValidator.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/services/CustomValidator.groovy
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class CustomValidator {
private static final Pattern TABLE_FIX = ~/(?m)(^\n)(^[|].+[|]$\n^[|].*[-]{3,}.*[|]$)/
private static final Pattern CODEBLOCK_FIX = ~/(?m)(^\n)(^[`]{3}$)/
private static final Pattern LIST_FIX = ~/(?m)(^\n)(\s*\d\. |\* |- .*$)/
+ private static final Pattern HEADING_FIX = ~/(?m)([(].+[)].*$)\n(\n.*$)/
@PostConstruct
CustomValidator init() {
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ class CustomValidator {
toValidate = TABLE_FIX.matcher(toValidate).replaceAll('$2')
toValidate = CODEBLOCK_FIX.matcher(toValidate).replaceAll('$2')
toValidate = LIST_FIX.matcher(toValidate).replaceAll('$2')
+ toValidate = HEADING_FIX.matcher(toValidate).replaceAll('$1$2')
// remove two+ newlines from codeblocks so we do not split
StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder()
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/skills/services/CustomValidatorSpec.groovy b/service/src/test/java/skills/services/CustomValidatorSpec.groovy
index b3a74f9472..a4756cd0db 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/skills/services/CustomValidatorSpec.groovy
+++ b/service/src/test/java/skills/services/CustomValidatorSpec.groovy
@@ -679,6 +679,27 @@ if (a == true) {
validator.init()
then:
+
+ //FAILS
+ validator.validateDescription("""(A)\n\n| (A) this is some text | (A) this is some text |""").valid
+
+ // BREAKS also
+ validator.validateDescription("""(A)\n\n Column1 | Column2 | Column3 | Column4 | Column5 | Column6 | Column7 | Column8 | Column9 |
+| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
+| eafe | | | | | | | | |
+| | eafe | | | | | | | |
+| | | | eafe | | | | | |
+| | | | eafe | | | | | |
+| | | | | | eafe | | | |
+| | | | | | | | | |
+| | | | | | | | | eafe |
+"""
+ validator.validateDescription(test).valid
+
validator.validateDescription("""(A) this is some normal text
(A) cool, not cools""").valid