diff --git a/packages/markdown-common/lib/FromMarkdownIt.js b/packages/markdown-common/lib/FromMarkdownIt.js
index 38a6aac4..af081142 100644
--- a/packages/markdown-common/lib/FromMarkdownIt.js
+++ b/packages/markdown-common/lib/FromMarkdownIt.js
@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ class FromMarkdownIt {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Takes the stack of constructed inline nodes
+     * properly closing them (if the close token is missing in the markdown)
+     * returns the final root node for the inline
+     *
+     * @param {*[]} rules - the rules for each kind of markdown-it tokens
+     * @param {*[]} stack - the stack of constructed nodes
+     * @returns {*} the final inline node
+     */
+    static closeInlines(rules,stack) {
+        let currentNode = stack.pop();
+        while(stack.peek()) {
+            const rule = Object.values(rules.inlines).find((x) => x.tag === currentNode.$class && x.exit);
+            if (rule && rule.exit) {
+                rule.exit(currentNode,null,FromMarkdownIt.inlineCallback(rules));
+            }
+            currentNode = stack.pop();
+        }
+        return mergeAdjacentHtmlNodes(currentNode.nodes,true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a callback for inlines
      *
@@ -41,7 +62,11 @@ class FromMarkdownIt {
      * @returns {*} the callback
      */
     static inlineCallback(rules) {
-        return (tokens) => FromMarkdownIt.inlineToCommonMark(rules,tokens);
+        return (tokens) => {
+            const stack = new Stack();
+            FromMarkdownIt.inlineToCommonMark(rules,tokens,stack); // Updates the stack
+            return FromMarkdownIt.closeInlines(rules,stack);
+        };
     }
 
     /**
@@ -49,10 +74,9 @@ class FromMarkdownIt {
      *
      * @param {*[]} rules - the rules for each kind of markdown-it tokens
      * @param {*} tokens - the content of the inline node
-     * @returns {*} the CommonMark nodes
+     * @param {*[]} stack - the stack of constructed nodes
      */
-    static inlineToCommonMark(rules,tokens) {
-        let stack = new Stack();
+    static inlineToCommonMark(rules,tokens,stack) {
         const rootNode = {
             '$class': 'org.accordproject.commonmark.Inline',
             'nodes': [],
@@ -87,8 +111,6 @@ class FromMarkdownIt {
                 if (rule.enter) { rule.enter(node,token,FromMarkdownIt.inlineCallback(rules)); }
             }
         }
-
-        return mergeAdjacentHtmlNodes(rootNode.nodes,true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/markdown-template/test/TemplateMarkTransformer.js b/packages/markdown-template/test/TemplateMarkTransformer.js
index 6aacafe2..8229b08b 100644
--- a/packages/markdown-template/test/TemplateMarkTransformer.js
+++ b/packages/markdown-template/test/TemplateMarkTransformer.js
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ const successes = [
     {name:'test10',kind:'clause'},
     {name:'test11',kind:'clause'},
     {name:'test12',kind:'clause'},
+    {name:'test13',kind:'clause'},
+    {name:'test14',kind:'clause'},
     {name:'testFormula',kind:'contract'},
     {name:'testDateTime',kind:'clause'},
     {name:'testDateTime2',kind:'clause'},
diff --git a/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/data.json b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e400e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"$class":"org.test.MyClause","seller":"Steve","buyer":"Betty","amount":3131,"currency":"EUR","forceMajeure":true,"clauseId":"cf1cc82b-17c7-47da-ba65-0952dd5dd168"}
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diff --git a/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/grammar.json b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/grammar.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..379823f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/grammar.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Document","xmlns":"http://commonmark.org/xml/1.0","nodes":[{"$class":"org.accordproject.templatemark.ClauseDefinition","name":"top","elementType":"org.test.MyClause","nodes":[{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Paragraph","nodes":[{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Text","text":"This is a contract between "},{"$class":"org.accordproject.templatemark.VariableDefinition","name":"seller","elementType":"String"},{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Text","text":" and "},{"$class":"org.accordproject.templatemark.VariableDefinition","name":"buyer","elementType":"String"},{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Text","text":" for the amount of "},{"$class":"org.accordproject.templatemark.VariableDefinition","name":"amount","elementType":"Double"},{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Text","text":" "},{"$class":"org.accordproject.templatemark.EnumVariableDefinition","enumValues":["AED","AFN","ALL","AMD","ANG","AOA","ARS","AUD","AWG","AZN","BAM","BBD","BDT","BGN","BHD","BIF","BMD","BND","BOB","BOV","BRL","BSD","BTN","BWP","BYN","BZD","CAD","CDF","CHE","CHF","CHW","CLF","CLP","CNY","COP","COU","CRC","CUC","CUP","CVE","CZK","DJF","DKK","DOP","DZD","EGP","ERN","ETB","EUR","FJD","FKP","GBP","GEL","GHS","GIP","GMD","GNF","GTQ","GYD","HKD","HNL","HRK","HTG","HUF","IDR","ILS","INR","IQD","IRR","ISK","JMD","JOD","JPY","KES","KGS","KHR","KMF","KPW","KRW","KWD","KYD","KZT","LAK","LBP","LKR","LRD","LSL","LYD","MAD","MDL","MGA","MKD","MMK","MNT","MOP","MRU","MUR","MVR","MWK","MXN","MXV","MYR","MZN","NAD","NGN","NIO","NOK","NPR","NZD","OMR","PAB","PEN","PGK","PHP","PKR","PLN","PYG","QAR","RON","RSD","RUB","RWF","SAR","SBD","SCR","SDG","SEK","SGD","SHP","SLL","SOS","SRD","SSP","STN","SVC","SYP","SZL","THB","TJS","TMT","TND","TOP","TRY","TTD","TWD","TZS","UAH","UGX","USD","USN","UYI","UYU","UZS","VEF","VND","VUV","WST","XAF","XAG","XAU","XBA","XBB","XBC","XBD","XCD","XDR","XOF","XPD","XPF","XPT","XSU","XTS","XUA","XXX","YER","ZAR","ZMW","ZWL"],"name":"currency","elementType":"org.accordproject.money.CurrencyCode"},{"$class":"org.accordproject.templatemark.ConditionalDefinition","whenTrue":[{"$class":"org.accordproject.commonmark.Text","text":", even in the presence of force majeure."}],"whenFalse":[],"name":"forceMajeure"}]}]}]}
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diff --git a/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/grammar.tem.md b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/grammar.tem.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7525510d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/grammar.tem.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a contract between {{seller}} and {{buyer}} for the amount of {{amount}} {{currency}}{{#if forceMajeure}}, even in the presence of force majeure.
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diff --git a/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/model.cto b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/model.cto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a1ed3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/model.cto
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace org.test
+
+import org.accordproject.cicero.contract.* from https://models.accordproject.org/cicero/contract.cto
+import org.accordproject.money.CurrencyCode from https://models.accordproject.org/money@0.2.0.cto
+
+/**
+ * The template model
+ */
+asset MyClause extends AccordClause {
+  o String seller
+  o String buyer
+	o Double amount
+	o CurrencyCode currency
+	o Boolean forceMajeure
+}
diff --git a/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/sample.md b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/sample.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64d219ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/markdown-template/test/data/test14/sample.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a contract between "Steve" and "Betty" for the amount of 3131.0 EUR, even in the presence of force majeure.
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