diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f675c449..434f7fa6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11630,6 +11630,7 @@
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/showdown/-/showdown-2.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/6NVYu4U819R2pUIk79n67SYgJHWCce0a5xTP979WbNp0FL9MN1I1QK662IDU1b6JzKTvmhgI7T7JYIxBi3kMQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^9.0.0"
       },
diff --git a/src/lib/markdown.ts b/src/lib/markdown.ts
index e8179a3d..efa905dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/lib/markdown.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 import showdown from 'showdown';
 
-export const markdownToHTML = (html: string) => {
+export const markdownToHTML = (
+  html: string,
+  trimWhitespace: boolean = false
+) => {
   const converter = new showdown.Converter({
     noHeaderId: true,
     disableForced4SpacesIndentedSublists: true,
+    simpleLineBreaks: true,
   });
   converter.setFlavor('github');
-  return converter.makeHtml(html);
+
+  let processedHtml = html;
+
+  if (trimWhitespace) {
+    processedHtml = html.trim();
+  }
+
+  const htmlWithoutPreTags = converter
+    .makeHtml(processedHtml)
+    .replace(/<pre><code>|<\/code><\/pre>/g, '');
+  return htmlWithoutPreTags;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/parser/DeckParser.test.ts b/src/lib/parser/DeckParser.test.ts
index 0e992c93..103b2759 100644
--- a/src/lib/parser/DeckParser.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/parser/DeckParser.test.ts
@@ -95,15 +95,19 @@ test('Markdown nested bullet points', async () => {
     "reversed": "false",
     "basic-reversed": "false",
   }));
-  expect(deck.name).toBe('Simple deck');
+
+  expect(deck.name).toBe('Simple Deck');
+
   expect(deck.cards[0].name).toBe('<ul>\n<li>' + 'What is the capital of Kenya?' + '</li>\n</ul>');
-  expect(deck.cards[0].back).toBe('<pre><code>Nairobi</code></pre>');
+  expect(deck.cards[0].back).toBe('<p>Nairobi</p>');
   expect(deck.cards[1].name).toBe('<ul>\n<li>' + 'What is the capital of Norway' + '</li>\n</ul>');
-  expect(deck.cards[1].back).toBe('<pre><code>Oslo</code></pre>');
+  expect(deck.cards[1].back).toBe('<p>Oslo</p>');
   expect(deck.cards[2].name).toBe('<ul>\n<li>' + 'What is the capital of Sweden'+'</li>\n</ul>');
   
   console.log('Deck card 2 back:', deck.cards[2].back);
-  
+
   expect(deck.cards[2].back).toBe('<p>Stockholm</p>');
-  expect(deck.cards.length).toBe(3);
+  expect(deck.cards[3].name).toBe('<ul>\n<li>' + 'What is the capital of Finland' + '</li>\n</ul>');
+  expect(deck.cards[3].back).toBe('<p>Helsinki</p>');
+  expect(deck.cards.length).toBe(4);
 })
diff --git a/src/lib/parser/handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown.ts b/src/lib/parser/handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown.ts
index cd1b8bf7..8c47b73e 100644
--- a/src/lib/parser/handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown.ts
+++ b/src/lib/parser/handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown.ts
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ export const handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown = (
   let isCreating = false;
   let currentFront = '';
   let currentBack = '';
+  const trimWhitespace = true;
 
   for (const line of lines) {
     if (line.trim().length === 0) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    const isEnd = lines.length - 1 == lines.indexOf(line);
-    if (isEnd || (BULLET_POINT_REGEX.exec(line) && isCreating)) {
+    if (BULLET_POINT_REGEX.exec(line) && isCreating) {
       const dom = cheerio.load(currentBack, {
         xmlMode: true,
       });
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ export const handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown = (
         }
       });
 
-      currentBack = dom.html();
-      const note = new Note(currentFront, markdownToHTML(currentBack));
+      currentBack = dom.html() || '';
+      const note = new Note(
+        currentFront,
+        markdownToHTML(currentBack, trimWhitespace)
+      );
       note.media = media;
       deck.cards.push(note);
       isCreating = false;
@@ -96,13 +99,14 @@ export const handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown = (
 
     if (BULLET_POINT_REGEX.exec(line) && !isCreating) {
       isCreating = true;
-      currentFront = markdownToHTML(line);
+      currentFront = markdownToHTML(line, trimWhitespace);
       currentBack = '';
     } else if (isCreating) {
       currentBack += line + '\n';
     }
   }
 
+  // Ensure the last card is processed
   if (currentBack !== '' || currentFront !== '') {
     const dom = cheerio.load(currentBack, {
       xmlMode: true,
@@ -127,7 +131,10 @@ export const handleNestedBulletPointsInMarkdown = (
     });
 
     currentBack = dom.html() || '';
-    const note = new Note(currentFront, markdownToHTML(currentBack));
+    const note = new Note(
+      currentFront,
+      markdownToHTML(currentBack, trimWhitespace)
+    );
     note.media = media;
     deck.cards.push(note);
   }
diff --git a/src/test/fixtures/simple-deck.md b/src/test/fixtures/simple-deck.md
index d8073f08..20725c33 100644
--- a/src/test/fixtures/simple-deck.md
+++ b/src/test/fixtures/simple-deck.md
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-# Simple deck
+# Simple Deck
 
 - What is the capital of Kenya?
-
+    
     Nairobi
-
+    
 - What is the capital of Norway
-
+    
     Oslo
-
+    
 - What is the capital of Sweden
-
-   Stockholm
+    
+    Stockholm
+    
+- What is the capital of Finland
+    
+    **Helsinki**
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