diff --git a/frontmatter/__init__.py b/frontmatter/__init__.py
index 14e4fa2..150ac45 100644
--- a/frontmatter/__init__.py
+++ b/frontmatter/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class Frontmatter:
     _yaml_delim = r'(?:---|\+\+\+)'
     _yaml = r'(.*?)'
-    _content = r'\s*(.+)$'
+    _content = r'\s*(.*)$'
     _re_pattern = r'^\s*' + _yaml_delim + _yaml + _yaml_delim + _content
     _regex = re.compile(_re_pattern, re.S | re.M)