diff --git a/_includes/tocItem.html b/_includes/tocItem.html
index ddea286..6f51c46 100644
--- a/_includes/tocItem.html
+++ b/_includes/tocItem.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {% for item in toc %}
     <li>
         {% if item[1]._title %}
-            <a href="#{{ item[0] }}">{{ item[1]._title }}</a>
+            <a href="#{{ item[0] }}">{{ item[1]._title | markdownify | remove: '<p>' | remove: '</p>' }}</a>
             <ul>
                 {% assign subItems = item[1] %}
                 {% include tocSubItems.html %}
             </ul>
         {% else %}
-            <a href="#{{ item[0] }}">{{ item[1] }}</a>
+            <a href="#{{ item[0] }}">{{ item[1] | markdownify | remove: '<p>' | remove: '</p>' }}</a>
         {% endif %}
     </li>
 {% endfor %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/tocSubItems.html b/_includes/tocSubItems.html
index 485c20d..1970b64 100644
--- a/_includes/tocSubItems.html
+++ b/_includes/tocSubItems.html
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     {% if subItem[0] != "_title" %}
         <li>
             {% if subItem[1]._title %}
-                <a href="#{{ subItem[0] }}">{{ subItem[1]._title }}</a>
+                <a href="#{{ subItem[0] }}">{{ subItem[1]._title | markdownify | remove: '<p>' | remove: '</p>' }}</a>
                 <ul>
                     {% assign subItems = subItem[1] %}
                     {% include tocSubItems.html %}
                 </ul>
             {% else %}
-                <a href="#{{ subItem[0] }}">{{ subItem[1] }}</a>
+                <a href="#{{ subItem[0] }}">{{ subItem[1] | markdownify | remove: '<p>' | remove: '</p>' }}</a>
             {% endif %}
         </li>
     {% endif %}