diff --git a/docx2md.php b/docx2md.php
index ffb520d..66ce743 100755
--- a/docx2md.php
+++ b/docx2md.php
@@ -356,8 +356,10 @@ private function docx2md(array $args, $isTestMode = false)
 			// Remove whitespace between tags
 			$xml = preg_replace('/(\>)\s+(\<)/m', '\\1\\2', $xml);
 
-			// Ensure spacing exists between closing and opening tags
-			$xml = preg_replace('/(<\/i:(bold|italic)>)(<i:(bold|italic)>)([^\.,;:\?\!])/', '\\1 \\3\\5', $xml);
+			// Ensure spacing exists between closing and opening formatting tags
+			// unless punctuation is encountered
+			$anyFormattingTag = 'i:(bold|italic|strikethrough|line)';
+			$xml = preg_replace("/(<\/{$anyFormattingTag}>)(<{$anyFormattingTag}>)([^\.,;:\?\!])/", '\\1 \\3\\5', $xml);
 
 			$intermediaryDocument->loadXML($xml);