diff --git a/inc/functions.php b/inc/functions.php
index 045cf81b..5281a231 100755
--- a/inc/functions.php
+++ b/inc/functions.php
@@ -2386,10 +2386,6 @@ function markup(&$body, $track_cites = false, $op = false) {
 						$tagsOpen = false;
 					}
 				}
-				
-				if ($tagsOpen !== false) {
-					$tagsOpen .= "<br />";
-				}
 			}
 			// If tags are closed, check to see if they are now open.
 			// This counts the number of open tags (that are not self-closing) against the number of complete tags.
@@ -2412,6 +2408,9 @@ function markup(&$body, $track_cites = false, $op = false) {
 			if (!$tagsOpen) {
 				$bodyNew .= "</p>";
 			}
+			else if ($tagsOpen !== false) {
+				$tagsOpen .= "<br />";
+			}
 		}
 		
 		if ($tagsOpen !== false) {