diff --git a/lua/neorg/modules/core/export/markdown/module.lua b/lua/neorg/modules/core/export/markdown/module.lua
index 6d39bd510..eae5f9302 100644
--- a/lua/neorg/modules/core/export/markdown/module.lua
+++ b/lua/neorg/modules/core/export/markdown/module.lua
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ module.public = {
                     0,
                 },
                 tag_indent = 0,
-                tag_close = "",
+                tag_close = nil,
                 ranged_tag_indentation_level = 0,
                 is_url = false,
             }