diff --git a/lib/reader.js b/lib/reader.js
index cb9c0b5..1393767 100644
--- a/lib/reader.js
+++ b/lib/reader.js
@@ -439,10 +439,8 @@ function getCandidates ($, options) {
           }
           // cache innerText here.
           var childDom = child.get(0)
-          var innerText
-          if (childDom.type === 'text' && (innerText = childDom.data.trim())) {
-            child.replaceWith('<p class="' + extBonusKey + '">' + innerText + '</p>')
-            innerText = null
+          if (childDom.type === 'text' && childDom.data.trim()) {
+            child.replaceWith('<span class="' + extBonusKey + '">' + childDom.data + '</span>')
           }
         })
       }
@@ -452,7 +450,7 @@ function getCandidates ($, options) {
     }
   })
   // assign scores to `P`s that were turned from DIV by us.
-  $('p.' + extBonusKey, 'body').each(function () {
+  $('p.' + extBonusKey + ',span.' + extBonusKey, 'body').each(function () {
     getNodeWeight($(this), cans, options)
   })
   return cans