diff --git a/md4tj_parse.el b/md4tj_parse.el
index 4b72808..01b2803 100644
--- a/md4tj_parse.el
+++ b/md4tj_parse.el
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
   "Process CODEBLOCK and return html."
   (cond ((string-match "^#+ " codeblock) (md4tj-process-header (md4tj-process-line codeblock)))
 		((string= "---" codeblock) "<hr>")
+		((= (length codeblock) 0) "<br/>")
 		(t (md4tj-process-paragraph (md4tj-process-line codeblock)))))
 
 (defun md4tj-next-block ()
diff --git a/test_file.html b/test_file.html
index 50b2422..6c47304 100644
--- a/test_file.html
+++ b/test_file.html
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 <h2>Hello world!</h2>
 <h3>Hello world!</h3>
 <h4>Hello <strong><em>world</em></strong>!</h4>
-<p></p>
+<br/>
 <p><a href=https://example.com>Example website</a></p>
 <p><a href=image.jpg>Example image</a></p>