diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
index dd7a1516ff..a1847ebf2a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
@@ -2465,12 +2465,14 @@ Zotero.Utilities.Internal = {
 							let discardedNode = nodeStack.pop();
 							if (discardedMarkup.beginsTag === markup.endsTag) {
 								nodeStack[nodeStack.length - 1].append(discardedNode);
-								break;
 							}
 							else {
 								nodeStack[nodeStack.length - 1].append(discardedMarkup.token, ...discardedNode.childNodes);
 							}
 						}
+						if (discardedMarkup.beginsTag === markup.endsTag) {
+							break;
+						}
 					}
 
 					continue;