diff --git a/fine-itext/src/main/java/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/html/simpleparser/HTMLWorker.java b/fine-itext/src/main/java/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/html/simpleparser/HTMLWorker.java
index 5135f67bd..c16dd77f8 100644
--- a/fine-itext/src/main/java/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/html/simpleparser/HTMLWorker.java
+++ b/fine-itext/src/main/java/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/html/simpleparser/HTMLWorker.java
@@ -727,7 +727,8 @@ public class HTMLWorker implements SimpleXMLDocHandler, DocListener {
 			currentParagraph.add(chunk);
 			return;
 		}
-		if (content.trim().length() == 0 && content.indexOf(' ') < 0) {
+
+		if (content.trim().length() == 0 && null == currentParagraph) {
 			return;
 		}