diff --git a/generator/_scripts/cfdoc_codeblock_resolver.py b/generator/_scripts/cfdoc_codeblock_resolver.py
index 3cf96ac6f..2a7eed6ac 100644
--- a/generator/_scripts/cfdoc_codeblock_resolver.py
+++ b/generator/_scripts/cfdoc_codeblock_resolver.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def transform_codeblocks(content):
 
     pattern = re.compile(
         r'^```([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)' # language
-        r'\s*\{([^}]*)\}\s*$',  # flags
+        r'[ \t]+\{([^}]*)\}\s*$', # flags
         re.MULTILINE
     )