diff --git a/src/Microdown/MicArgumentList.class.st b/src/Microdown/MicArgumentList.class.st
index 7f64ba9d..7ce8c755 100644
--- a/src/Microdown/MicArgumentList.class.st
+++ b/src/Microdown/MicArgumentList.class.st
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ MicArgumentList >> setNoDefaultButArguments: string [
 	"string is assumed to be on the form key=value&key=value"
 	| pairs |
 	pairs := string splitOn: $&.
-	pairs do: [ :p | |keyValue|
-		keyValue := p splitOnFirst: $=.
+	pairs do: [ :p | 
+		| keyValue |
+		keyValue := p splitOnFirst: $= noneValue: nil.
 		self at: keyValue first trim asSymbol put: keyValue second ]
 	
 ]
diff --git a/src/Microdown/MicInlineBlockWithUrl.class.st b/src/Microdown/MicInlineBlockWithUrl.class.st
index bf577f6c..e3af821a 100644
--- a/src/Microdown/MicInlineBlockWithUrl.class.st
+++ b/src/Microdown/MicInlineBlockWithUrl.class.st
@@ -113,16 +113,14 @@ MicInlineBlockWithUrl >> children: anObject [
 
 { #category : 'visiting' }
 MicInlineBlockWithUrl >> closeMe [
-	"the link url - ![alt text](url) - url is allowed to have title in quotes
-	(url ""title"") "
 
-	| split title |
-	split := url splitOnFirst: Character space.
+	| split |
+	split := url splitOnFirst: Character space noneValue: nil.
 	self reference: (MicResourceReference fromUri: split first).
-	self arguments ifNil: [ 
-		title := (split second ifNil: [ '' ]) 
-			trimBoth: [:char | {$". Character space} includes: char].
-		self arguments: (MicArgumentList withString: title)]
+	self arguments 
+		ifNil: [ | title |
+				title := split second ifNotNil: [ :s | s] ifNil: [ '' ]. 
+				self arguments: (MicArgumentList withString: title) ]
 ]
 
 { #category : 'utilities' }
diff --git a/src/Microdown/SequenceableCollection.extension.st b/src/Microdown/SequenceableCollection.extension.st
index d867c93e..737ad098 100644
--- a/src/Microdown/SequenceableCollection.extension.st
+++ b/src/Microdown/SequenceableCollection.extension.st
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 Extension { #name : 'SequenceableCollection' }
 
 { #category : '*Microdown' }
-SequenceableCollection >> splitOnFirst: char [
-	| indexOfChar |
-	indexOfChar := self indexOf: char.
-	indexOfChar = 0 ifTrue: [ ^{self. nil} ].
-	^{self copyFrom: 1 to: indexOfChar -1. self copyFrom: indexOfChar +1 to: self size}  
+SequenceableCollection >> splitOnFirst: anObject [
+	"Split the receiver on the first element that match anObject, returns two sequenceable."
+	
+	"#(1 2 3 0 4 5 6 0 7) splitOnFirst: 0 >> #(#(1 2 3) #(4 5 6 0 7)) "
+	"#(1 2 3 0 4 5 6 0 7) splitOnFirst: 99 >> #(#(1 2 3 04 5 6 0 7) #() "
+	
+	^ self splitOnFirst: anObject noneValue: #()
+]
+
+{ #category : '*Microdown' }
+SequenceableCollection >> splitOnFirst: anObject noneValue: aValue [
+	"Split the receiver on the first element that match anObject"
+	
+	"#(1 2 3 0 4 5 6 0 7) splitOnFirst: 0 noneValue: 33>> #(#(1 2 3) #(4 5 6 0 7)) "
+	"#(1 2 3 0 4 5 6 0 7) splitOnFirst: 99 noneValue: #()>> #(#(1 2 3 04 5 6 0 7) #() "
+	
+	| element |
+	element := self indexOf: anObject.
+	element = 0 ifTrue: [ ^ { self. aValue } ].
+	^ { self copyFrom: 1 to: element -1 . self copyFrom: element + 1 to: self size }  
 	
 ]