diff --git a/morss/readabilite.py b/morss/readabilite.py
index e05f68b..fcc13e9 100644
--- a/morss/readabilite.py
+++ b/morss/readabilite.py
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ def get_best_node(grades):
 
 def get_article(data, url=None, encoding=None):
     html = parse(data, encoding)
+
+    clean_html(html)
     br2p(html)
 
     scores = score_all(html)
     best = get_best_node(scores)
 
-    clean_html(best)
-
     if url:
         best.make_links_absolute(url)