diff --git a/lib/mdless/console.rb b/lib/mdless/console.rb
index c6e8934..0c40bea 100644
--- a/lib/mdless/console.rb
+++ b/lib/mdless/console.rb
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ def mmd_metadata_replace(input)
       end
 
       def fix_image_attributes(input)
-        input.gsub(/^( {0,3}\[.*?\]: *\S+) +([^"].*?)$/, '\1')
+        input.gsub(/^( {0,3}\[[^^].*?\]: *\S+) +([^"].*?)$/, '\1')
       end
 
       def preprocess(input)
diff --git a/lib/mdless/version.rb b/lib/mdless/version.rb
index 934b6b4..8608b13 100644
--- a/lib/mdless/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mdless/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module CLIMarkdown
-  VERSION = '2.1.40'
+  VERSION = '2.1.41'
 end
diff --git a/test/Byword.md b/test/Byword.md
index 6192c1b..46cbcc9 100644
--- a/test/Byword.md
+++ b/test/Byword.md
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ In the vast majority of times, you will be using Markdown for its *raison d'ê
 
 [img-export]: img/export.png "Export options"
 
-* Copy the HTML output directly to your clipboard -- so you can conveniently paste it into your favorite HTML editor[^fn-export];
+* Copy the HTML output directly to[^test] your clipboard -- so you can conveniently paste it into your favorite HTML editor[^fn-export];
 * Export to a file.
 
+[^test]: This is a little test.
+
 [^fn-export]: When copying to clipboard, **Byword** will only place the equivalent of the `body` tag contents. On the other hand, when exporting to a file, a complete HTML file will be generated.
 
 We know how much you love **Byword**'s aesthetics so we even added a little bonus to the option of exporting to a file.