diff --git a/lib/outlook/internal_tree/raw_internal_basic.ex b/lib/outlook/internal_tree/raw_internal_basic.ex
index 025ea72..5b98ad4 100644
--- a/lib/outlook/internal_tree/raw_internal_basic.ex
+++ b/lib/outlook/internal_tree/raw_internal_basic.ex
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ defmodule Outlook.InternalTree.RawInternalBasic do
   defp inline_to_translation_units(inline_tree) do
     partition_inlinelevel(inline_tree)
     |> chunk_with_list()
+    |> Enum.map(fn sentence -> strip_empty_nodes(sentence) end)
     |> Enum.map(fn sentence -> Html.strip_attributes(sentence) end)
     |> Enum.map(fn sentence ->
       %TranslationUnit{
@@ -90,6 +91,25 @@ defmodule Outlook.InternalTree.RawInternalBasic do
   def partition_inlinelevel([]), do: []
 
 
+  def strip_empty_nodes([%{type: :element} = node | rest]) do
+    content = strip_empty_nodes(node.content)
+    case content do
+      [] -> strip_empty_nodes(rest)
+      _  -> [ %InternalNode{node | content: content} | strip_empty_nodes(rest) ]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def strip_empty_nodes([%{type: :text, content: ""} | rest]) do
+    strip_empty_nodes(rest)
+  end
+
+  def strip_empty_nodes([node | rest]) do
+    [ node | strip_empty_nodes(rest) ]
+  end
+
+  def strip_empty_nodes([]), do: []
+
+
   def strip_empty_tunits([ %TranslationUnit{content: ""} | rest]) do
     strip_empty_tunits(rest)
   end
diff --git a/test/outlook/internaltree_test.exs b/test/outlook/internaltree_test.exs
index a1ee710..67bf1d7 100644
--- a/test/outlook/internaltree_test.exs
+++ b/test/outlook/internaltree_test.exs
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ defmodule Outlook.InternalTreeTest do
             %Outlook.InternalTree.InternalNode{
               name: "a",
               attributes: %{
-                href: "https://www.politico.eu/article/fit-for-55-eu-5-things-to-know/"
+                href: "https://www.politico.eu/article/fit-for-55-eu-5-things-to-know/",
+                bullshit: "bollocks"
               },
               type: :element,
               nid: "qxCrs0csHDLI",
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ defmodule Outlook.InternalTreeTest do
             %Outlook.InternalTree.TranslationUnit{
               status: :untranslated,
               nid: "xxxxxx",
-              content: "<a href=\"https://www.politico.eu/article/fit-for-55-eu-5-things-to-know/\"></a> In reality it will destroy the transport industry, steel, cement as well as coal and gas fuel electric generation. ",
+              content: " In reality it will destroy the transport industry, steel, cement as well as coal and gas fuel electric generation. ",
               eph: %{}
             }
           ],