diff --git a/markdown.php b/markdown.php
index 0a6ffd6..04ac218 100644
--- a/markdown.php
+++ b/markdown.php
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ class markdown
     $htmlStack = array_reverse ($htmlStack);
     foreach ($htmlStack as $type)
     {
+      if ($type === "code")
+        $res = substr ($res, 0, -1);
       $this->debugMKD ("FIN</$type>");
       $res .= "</$type>\n";
     }