diff --git a/lib/renderer.js b/lib/renderer.js
index 0a2430aa..37a551f7 100644
--- a/lib/renderer.js
+++ b/lib/renderer.js
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function extractTags(text) {
 
   tagmap = {};
 
+  text = text.replace(/\|/g, " | "); // Spaces provide easier parsing of .md table pipes
+  
   var matches = text.match(/(.?)\[\[(.+?)\]\]([^\[]?)/g),
       tag,
       id;