diff --git a/threaded_messages/tests.py b/threaded_messages/tests.py
index 17c7f11..831dd79 100644
--- a/threaded_messages/tests.py
+++ b/threaded_messages/tests.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from models import Message
 from utils import strip_quotes
-
+from django.utils.html import strip_tags
         
 class UtilsTest(TestCase):
     def test_strip_quotes(self):
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ def test_strip_quotes(self):
 
         nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan
 
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         2011/10/28 Nyan Cat <nyan@nyan.cat>:
          > hey guys
         > sarete il 31 dicembre con Pascal a Firenze?
@@ -29,13 +37,3 @@ def test_strip_quotes(self):
 """
         
         self.assertEquals(body_stripped.strip(), strip_quotes(body).strip())
-    def test_strip_quotes(self):
-        body = "miao\r\n\r\n2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n> try\r\n>\r\n> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>> repr\r\n>>\r\n>> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>>> meow\r\n>>>\r\n>>> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>>>> mhh?\r\n>>>>\r\n>>>>\r\n>>>> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>>>>> nyancat\r\n>>>>>\r\n>>>>> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>>>>>> hi there\r\n>>>>>>\r\n>>>>>>\r\n>>>>>> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>>>>>>> fgfg\r\n>>>>>>>\r\n>>>>>>> 2011/12/13 Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com>:\r\n>>>>>>>> dfdfd\r\n>>>>>>>>\r\n>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Fabrizio Sestito <fabrizio@gidsy.com> wrote:\r\n>>>>>>>>> ciao\n"
-        
-        body_stripped = """miao
-
-
-"""
-        
-        self.assertEquals(body_stripped.strip(), strip_quotes(body).strip())
-
diff --git a/threaded_messages/utils.py b/threaded_messages/utils.py
index 27f684a..71f47f0 100644
--- a/threaded_messages/utils.py
+++ b/threaded_messages/utils.py
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ def strip_quotes(body):
         if l.lstrip().startswith('>'):
             if not custom_line_no:
                 custom_line_no = i-1  
-                lines.pop(custom_line_no)
+                popme_no = custom_line_no
+                #import nose; nose.tools.set_trace()
+                lines.pop(popme_no)
+                while lines[popme_no] =='\n' and popme_no <= 0:
+                    lines.pop(popme_no)
+                    popme_no -= 1
                 break
 
     stripped_lines = [s for s in lines if not s.lstrip().startswith('>')]