diff --git a/static/scripts/app.js b/static/scripts/app.js
index 2572e97..634e7b6 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app.js
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ app.controller("create", ["$scope", "$http",
             {
                 // Only parse if there is content and if the preview is toggling on
                 return $scope.content && $scope.previewing
-                        ? marked($scope.content)
-                        : "";
+                        ? $scope.content
+                        : " ";
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/static/views/create.html b/static/views/create.html
index 6ca1888..d1a014d 100644
--- a/static/views/create.html
+++ b/static/views/create.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </span>
     <br>
     <textarea class="content" ng-model="content" ng-hide="previewing" placeholder="Post content.&#13;&#10;Markdown supported!" required></textarea>
-    <div class="preview" ng-bind-html="previewHtml()" ng-show="previewing"></div>
+    <div class="preview" ng-bind-html="previewHtml() | markdown" ng-show="previewing"></div>
     <br>
     <div class="buttonContainer">
         <button type="submit" ng-disabled="previewing">Submit</button>