diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 1c25fdb..f57e52b 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ void cleanup_text(string &text)
         else if (text.substr(pos, 7) == "<style "
                  || text.substr(pos, 8) == "<script ")
         {
-            pos = text.find('>', pos) + 1;
+            if (text.find("/>", pos) > endpos)
+            {
+                endpos = text.find('>', endpos) + 1;
+            }
         }
 
         DEBUGLOG << "Replacing '" << text.substr(pos, endpos - pos)