diff --git a/Management.Test/Markdown/Quiz/MatchingTests.cs b/Management.Test/Markdown/Quiz/MatchingTests.cs
index 2c96d70..11fcd14 100644
--- a/Management.Test/Markdown/Quiz/MatchingTests.cs
+++ b/Management.Test/Markdown/Quiz/MatchingTests.cs
@@ -103,4 +103,28 @@ Match the following terms & definitions
     var quiz = LocalQuiz.ParseMarkdown(rawMarkdownQuiz);
     quiz.Questions.First().Answers.First().MatchDistractors.Should().BeEquivalentTo(["this is the distractor"]);
   }
+  [Fact]
+  public void CanHaveDistractorsAndBePersisted()
+  {
+    var rawMarkdownQuiz = @"
+Name: Test Quiz
+ShuffleAnswers: true
+OneQuestionAtATime: false
+DueAt: 2023-08-21T23:59:00
+LockAt: 2023-08-21T23:59:00
+AssignmentGroup: Assignments
+AllowedAttempts: -1
+Description: 
+---
+Match the following terms & definitions
+
+^statement - a single command to be executed
+^ - this is the distractor
+";
+
+    var quiz = LocalQuiz.ParseMarkdown(rawMarkdownQuiz);
+    var quizMarkdown = quiz.ToMarkdown();
+
+    quizMarkdown.Should().Contain("^ statement - a single command to be executed\n^ - this is the distractor");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/Management/Models/Local/Quiz/LocalQuizQuestion.cs b/Management/Models/Local/Quiz/LocalQuizQuestion.cs
index 08065d3..c81eec2 100644
--- a/Management/Models/Local/Quiz/LocalQuizQuestion.cs
+++ b/Management/Models/Local/Quiz/LocalQuizQuestion.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
+using Akka.Util.Internal;
+
 namespace LocalModels;
 
 public record LocalQuizQuestion
@@ -37,7 +39,10 @@ public record LocalQuizQuestion
     }
     else if (QuestionType == "matching")
     {
-      return $"^ {answer.Text} - {answer.MatchedText}";
+      var distractorText = answer.MatchDistractors?.Select(
+        d => $"\n^ - {d}"
+      ).Join("") ?? "";
+      return $"^ {answer.Text} - {answer.MatchedText}" + distractorText;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -184,15 +189,16 @@ public record LocalQuizQuestion
         if (questionType != "matching")
           return accumulator.Append(answer);
 
-        if(accumulator.Count() == 0)
+        if (accumulator.Count() == 0)
           return accumulator.Append(answer);
-        
-        if(answer.Text != "")
+
+        if (answer.Text != "")
           return accumulator.Append(answer);
 
 
         var previousDistractors = accumulator.Last().MatchDistractors ?? [];
-        var newLastAnswer = accumulator.Last() with {
+        var newLastAnswer = accumulator.Last() with
+        {
           MatchDistractors = previousDistractors.Append(answer.MatchedText ?? "").ToArray()
         };
 
diff --git a/Management/Services/Canvas/CanvasQuizService.cs b/Management/Services/Canvas/CanvasQuizService.cs
index 1b94291..bc03685 100644
--- a/Management/Services/Canvas/CanvasQuizService.cs
+++ b/Management/Services/Canvas/CanvasQuizService.cs
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ public class CanvasQuizService(
         .Select(a => new
         {
           answer_match_left = a.Text,
-          answer_match_right = a.MatchedText
+          answer_match_right = a.MatchedText,
+          matching_answer_incorrect_matches = a.MatchDistractors,
         })
         .ToArray();