diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index f688436..d38dfd3 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Node {
 
         const parsed = htmlParser.parseDocument(string, {
             recognizeCDATA: false,
-            recognizeSelfClosing: false,
+            recognizeSelfClosing: true,
             lowerCaseAttributeNames: false,
             lowerCaseTags: false,
             xmlMode: false,