diff --git a/lib/utils/render-note-to-html.ts b/lib/utils/render-note-to-html.ts
index c751a3906..a966e86d4 100755
--- a/lib/utils/render-note-to-html.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/render-note-to-html.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,21 @@ export const renderNoteToHtml = (content: string) => {
       markdownConverter.setOption('tables', true); // table syntax
       markdownConverter.setOption('strikethrough', true); // ~~strikethrough~~
 
-      const transformedContent = content.replace(
+      let transformedContent = content.replace(
         /([ \t\u2000-\u200a]*)\u2022(\s)/gm,
         '$1-$2'
       ); // normalized bullets
 
+      // remove tab indentation on paragraphs
+      // TODO this is very naive and fragile and will break in a lot of cases, such as:
+      // - different size indentations
+      // - paragraphs that begin with a number or a list character
+      // - list characters other than - and *
+      transformedContent = content.replace(
+        /\n {4}(([^-*\d]))/g,
+        '\n   $1'
+      );
+
       return sanitizeHtml(markdownConverter.makeHtml(transformedContent));
     }
   );