diff --git a/md4tj.el b/md4tj.el
index ab2ce91..f6a28f5 100644
--- a/md4tj.el
+++ b/md4tj.el
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
 	   (concat (md4tj-begin-tag "video" (list '("src" "\\2") '("type" "video/webm") '("controls" "true"))) "\\1" (md4tj-end-tag "video"))
 	   ;; Then emphasis
 	   (replace-regexp-in-string
-		"\\*\\(.*?\\)\\*"
+		"\\*\\(.*+\\)\\*"
 		"<em>\\1</em>"
 		;; Then strong
 		(replace-regexp-in-string
-		 "\\*\\*\\(.*?\\)\\*\\*"
+		 "\\*\\*\\(.*+\\)\\*\\*"
 		 "<strong>\\1</strong>"
 		 ;; First code
 		 (replace-regexp-in-string