diff --git a/cypress/e2e/task/task.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/task/task.spec.ts
index 4efee58cb..2752e651b 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/task/task.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/task/task.spec.ts
@@ -546,5 +546,35 @@ describe('Task', () => {
 			cy.get('.bucket .task .footer .icon svg.fa-paperclip')
 				.should('exist')
 		})
+		
+		it('Can check items off a checklist', () => {
+			const tasks = TaskFactory.create(1, {
+				id: 1,
+				description: `
+This is a checklist:
+
+* [ ] one item
+* [ ] another item
+* [ ] third item
+* [ ] fourth item
+* [x] and this one is already done
+`,
+			})
+			cy.visit(`/tasks/${tasks[0].id}`)
+			
+			cy.get('.task-view .checklist-summary')
+				.should('contain.text', '1 of 5 tasks')
+			cy.get('.editor .content ul > li input[type=checkbox]')
+				.eq(2)
+				.click()
+			
+			cy.get('.editor .content ul > li input[type=checkbox]')
+				.eq(2)
+				.should('be.checked')
+			cy.get('.editor .content input[type=checkbox]')
+				.should('have.length', 5)
+			cy.get('.task-view .checklist-summary')
+				.should('contain.text', '2 of 5 tasks')
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/src/components/input/editor.vue b/src/components/input/editor.vue
index d106813cb..c2041dd8d 100644
--- a/src/components/input/editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/input/editor.vue
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ function handleCheckboxClick(e: Event) {
 		console.debug('no index found')
 		return
 	}
-	console.debug(index, text.value.slice(index, 9))
-
-	const listPrefix = text.value.slice(index, 1)
+	const listPrefix = text.value.substring(index, index + 1)
+	
+	console.debug({index, listPrefix, checked, text: text.value})
 
 	text.value = replaceAt(text.value, index, `${listPrefix} ${checked ? '[x]' : '[ ]'} `)
 	bubble()