diff --git a/Parsedown.php b/Parsedown.php
index 11e50d5..5ca40d8 100644
--- a/Parsedown.php
+++ b/Parsedown.php
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class Parsedown
     #
     # List
 
-    protected function blockList($Line)
+    protected function blockList($Line, array $CurrentBlock = null)
     {
         list($name, $pattern) = $Line['text'][0] <= '-' ? array('ul', '[*+-]') : array('ol', '[0-9]{1,9}[.\)]');
 
@@ -556,12 +556,20 @@ class Parsedown
                 ),
             );
 
-            if($name === 'ol')
+            if ($name === 'ol')
             {
                 $listStart = ltrim(strstr($matches[1], $Block['data']['markerType'], true), '0') ?: '0';
 
-                if($listStart !== '1')
+                if ($listStart !== '1')
                 {
+                    if (
+                        isset($CurrentBlock)
+                        and ! isset($CurrentBlock['type'])
+                        and ! isset($CurrentBlock['interrupted'])
+                    ) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     $Block['element']['attributes'] = array('start' => $listStart);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/data/ordered_list.html b/test/data/ordered_list.html
index c4a69db..b748fc1 100644
--- a/test/data/ordered_list.html
+++ b/test/data/ordered_list.html
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
 <p>large numbers:</p>
 <ol start="123">
 <li>one</li>
-</ol>
\ No newline at end of file
+</ol>
+<p>foo 1. the following should not start a list
+100.<br />
+200. </p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/ordered_list.md b/test/data/ordered_list.md
index b307032..d7e7fc1 100644
--- a/test/data/ordered_list.md
+++ b/test/data/ordered_list.md
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ repeating numbers:
 
 large numbers:
 
-123. one
\ No newline at end of file
+123. one
+
+foo 1. the following should not start a list
+100.  
+200. 
\ No newline at end of file