diff --git a/src/Parser.php b/src/Parser.php
index aba5809..6948b11 100644
--- a/src/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Parser.php
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Parser {
 		$elm = $this->document->createElement("p");
 		$i   = 0;
 		foreach ($elms as $node) {
-			if (trim($node->textContent) === "")
+			if ($node->nodeName === "#text" && trim($node->textContent) === "")
 				continue;
 			$elm->appendChild($node);
 			$i++;