diff --git a/markdown.php b/markdown.php
index 5154522..ca7766a 100644
--- a/markdown.php
+++ b/markdown.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class markdown
 
     $res = $this->paragraph ($mark);
 
+    $res = str_replace ("<p></p>", "", $res);
     return $res;
   }