diff --git a/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc b/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc
index 580de65c..13e48612 100644
--- a/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc
+++ b/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			$task = $this->Textinput->getTextinputQuest($quest['id']);
 			
 			// Process text
-			$textParts = preg_split('/(\$\$)/', $task['text'], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
+			$textParts = preg_split('/(\$\$)/', ' '.$task['text'].' ', -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
 			
 			// Get Character answers
 			$regexs = null;