diff --git a/Parsedown.php b/Parsedown.php
index 4c50544..4364e86 100755
--- a/Parsedown.php
+++ b/Parsedown.php
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class Parsedown
         # trim line breaks
         $markup = trim($markup, "\n");
 
+        # clean up
+        $this->references = array();
+
         return $markup;
     }
 
@@ -242,10 +245,6 @@ class Parsedown
 
         # ~
 
-        $this->references = array();
-
-        # ~
-
         return $markup;
     }