diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/HtmlToWorldBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/HtmlToWorldBuilder.java
index dae0c3e2b..b1a66e9e5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/HtmlToWorldBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/HtmlToWorldBuilder.java
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ public class HtmlToWorldBuilder implements NodeVisitor {
                     }
                     break;
                 case "br":
-                    this.run.addCarriageReturn();
+                    if (stringBooleanEntry.getValue()) {
+                        this.run.addCarriageReturn();
+                    }
                     break;
             }
         });