diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4bd58d5..6dffdd3 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -40,20 +40,24 @@ module.exports = function(input){
 		previous_line_num_tabs = current_line_num_tabs;
 	}
 
+	var processSingleLine = function(i){
+		html += popHTMLStack(-1, previous_line_num_tabs); 
+		previous_line_num_tabs = -1;
+		if(lines[i].indexOf('.') > 0){
+			html += '<p>' + lines[i] + '</p>\n';
+		} else if( i > 0 ) {
+			html += '<h2>' + lines[i] + '</h2>\n';
+		} else {
+			html += '<h1>' + lines[i] + '</h1>\n';
+		}
+	}
+
 	var parseFile = function(data){
 		lines = data.split('\n');
 		for(var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++){
 			if(lines[i] !== ''){
 				if(lines[ i + 1 ] === '' && (i === 0 || lines[ i - 1 ] === '')){
-					html += popHTMLStack(-1, previous_line_num_tabs); 
-					previous_line_num_tabs = -1;
-					if(lines[i].indexOf('.') > 0){
-						html += '<p>' + lines[i] + '</p>\n';
-					} else if( i > 0 ) {
-						html += '<h2>' + lines[i] + '</h2>\n';
-					} else {
-						html += '<h1>' + lines[i] + '</h1>\n';
-					}
+					processSingleLine(i);
 				} else {
 					processList(i);
 				}