diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7a273c..f104739 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "grunt-htmlhint-inline",
   "description": "Grunt plugin for linting inline html",
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/kazu69/grunt-htmlhint-inline",
   "main": "tasks/htmlhint-inline.js",
   "author": {
diff --git a/tasks/lib/inlinehint.js b/tasks/lib/inlinehint.js
index 39344b9..dd957e6 100644
--- a/tasks/lib/inlinehint.js
+++ b/tasks/lib/inlinehint.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function removeTags(src, ignores) {
           lines[i] = '';
         }
         else if(stops) {
-          lines[i] = '';
+          if(tagSection) { lines[i] = ''; }
           tagSection = false;
         }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ function createTemporaryFiles(files, ignores, patterns) {
 
     if(ignores) source = removeTags(source, ignores);
     if(patterns) source = removePatterns(source, patterns);
-
     if (/^\s*$/.test(source)) return;
 
     fs.writeFileSync(tempFile, source);