diff --git a/md2html b/md2html
index 9ea47df..85dafb7 100755
--- a/md2html
+++ b/md2html
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ function level(new) {
     if (b[i]) {
       if (b[i] == "head") headers()
       indent = indent - 2
-      printf("%0" indent "s</%s>\n", "", b[i])
+      if (b[i]=="pre") {
+        printf("</%s>\n", b[i])
+      } else {
+        printf("%0" indent "s</%s>\n", "", b[i])
+      }
     }
   }