diff --git a/.eleventy.js b/.eleventy.js
index 805751d..d0a44fd 100644
--- a/.eleventy.js
+++ b/.eleventy.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
         .use(require("markdown-it-footnote"))
         .use(require("markdown-it-attrs"))
         .use(require("markdown-it-hashtag"), {
-            hashtagRegExp: `[^\\s!@\\#\\$%\\^&\\*\\(\\)=\\+\\.,\\[\\{\\]\\};:'"\\?><]+`,
-            preceding: "^|\\s\\{",
+            hashtagRegExp: `[^\\s!@\\#\\$%\\^&\\*\\(\\)=\\+\\.,\\[\\{\\]\\};:'"\\?><]+(?!(.*\\}))`,
+            preceding: "^|\\s",
         })
         .use(function(md){
             md.renderer.rules.hashtag_open  = function(tokens, idx) {