diff --git a/src/MarkdownParser.cxx b/src/MarkdownParser.cxx
index 3652078..f1ebc4e 100644
--- a/src/MarkdownParser.cxx
+++ b/src/MarkdownParser.cxx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ std::string make_html(std::filesystem::path const &path) {
 		if (tag_p && buf[0] == '\n') {
 			// Empty newline; end paragraph.
 			html += "</p>\n";
+			tag_p = false;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ std::string make_html(std::filesystem::path const &path) {
 			// Start paragraph if newline and no
 			// special characters were matched.
 
-			if (newline && x == 0 && c != '#')
+			if (!tag_p && newline && x == 0 && c != '#')
 				html += "<p>",
 				     tag_p = true;