diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py b/tests/test-minirst.py
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ debugformats('sections', sections)
 
 admonitions = """
 .. note::
+
    This is a note
 
    - Bullet 1
diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py.out b/tests/test-minirst.py.out
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py.out
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py.out
@@ -683,7 +683,10 @@ Note:
 html format:
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 <p>
-<b>Note:</b> This is a note
+<b>Note:</b> 
+</p>
+<p>
+This is a note
 </p>
 <ul>
  <li> Bullet 1