diff --git a/server/src/post.cpp b/server/src/post.cpp
index 4061e73..7840318 100644
--- a/server/src/post.cpp
+++ b/server/src/post.cpp
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 #include "post.h"
 #include <memory>
+#include <regex>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <maddy/parser.h>
 
+std::regex tags("<[^<]*>");
+
 Post::Post(const std::string& contentin, const std::string& user) : user(user), time(std::time(nullptr)) {
     // parse the post content markdown
-    std::stringstream input(contentin);
+    std::stringstream input(std::regex_replace(contentin, tags, ""));
     std::shared_ptr<maddy::Parser> parser = std::make_shared<maddy::Parser>();
     content = parser->Parse(input);
 }
  
 Post::Post(const std::string& contentin, uint64_t user) : userId(user), time(std::time(nullptr)) {
     // parse the post content markdown
-    std::stringstream input(contentin);
+    std::stringstream input(std::regex_replace(contentin, tags, ""));
     std::shared_ptr<maddy::Parser> parser = std::make_shared<maddy::Parser>();
     content = parser->Parse(input);
 }