diff --git a/pagure/pfmarkdown.py b/pagure/pfmarkdown.py
index 4308587..4be6cb8 100644
--- a/pagure/pfmarkdown.py
+++ b/pagure/pfmarkdown.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ COMMIT_LINK_RE = r'(?<!\w)'\
 IMPLICIT_ISSUE_RE = r'[^|\w](?<!\w)#([0-9]+)'
 IMPLICIT_PR_RE = r'[^|\w](?<!\w)PR#([0-9]+)'
 IMPLICIT_COMMIT_RE = r'[^|\w](?<![>\w#])([a-f0-9]{7,40})'
-STRIKE_THROUGH_RE = r'~~(.*)~~'
+STRIKE_THROUGH_RE = r'~~(.*?)~~'
 
 
 class MentionPattern(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
index 63ad1f6..4fa467f 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
@@ -3431,6 +3431,7 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
             "during F26AH boot 'error_name=org.freedesktop.systemd1."
             "NoSuchDynamicUser'~~",
             '``~~foo bar~~``',
+            '~~foo bar~~ and ~~another ~~',
         ]
         expected = [
             # 'foo bar test#1 see?',
@@ -3498,6 +3499,8 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
             "org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchDynamicUser'</del></p>",
             # '``~~foo bar~~``'
             '<p><code>~~foo bar~~</code></p>',
+            # '~~foo bar~~ and ~~another ~~',
+            '<p><del>foo bar</del> and <del>another </del></p>',
         ]
 
         with pagure.APP.app_context():