diff --git a/lib/src/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder.dart b/lib/src/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder.dart
index 2689bc533..6b1d7053c 100644
--- a/lib/src/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder.dart
+++ b/lib/src/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder.dart
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class DocumentMarkdownDecoder extends Converter<String, Document> {
       return numberedListNode(
         attributes: {
           'delta':
-              decoder.convert(line.substring(line.indexOf('.') + 1)).toJson(),
+              decoder.convert(line.substring(line.indexOf('.') + 2)).toJson(),
         },
       );
     }
diff --git a/test/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder_test.dart b/test/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder_test.dart
index 6b6bb835f..808f510b9 100644
--- a/test/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder_test.dart
+++ b/test/plugins/markdown/decoder/document_markdown_decoder_test.dart
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void main() async {
         "data": {
           "delta": [
             {
-              "insert": " list item 1"
+              "insert": "list item 1"
             }
           ]
         }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void main() async {
         "data": {
           "delta": [
             {
-              "insert": " list item 2"
+              "insert": "list item 2"
             }
           ]
         }
@@ -739,15 +739,15 @@ void main() async {
       {
         "type": "numbered_list",
         "children": [
-          {"type": "numbered_list", "data": {"delta": [{"insert": " Which"}]}},
-          {"type": "numbered_list", "data": {"delta": [{"insert": " Is"}]}},
-          {"type": "numbered_list", "data": {"delta": [{"insert": " Nested"}]}}
+          {"type": "numbered_list", "data": {"delta": [{"insert": "Which"}]}},
+          {"type": "numbered_list", "data": {"delta": [{"insert": "Is"}]}},
+          {"type": "numbered_list", "data": {"delta": [{"insert": "Nested"}]}}
         ],
-        "data": {"delta": [{"insert": " Numbered List"}]}
+        "data": {"delta": [{"insert": "Numbered List"}]}
       },
       {
         "type": "numbered_list",
-        "data": {"delta": [{"insert": " Back to top level"}]}
+        "data": {"delta": [{"insert": "Back to top level"}]}
       },
       {"type": "paragraph", "data": {"delta": []}}
     ]