diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb43158..2e62eee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "axios": "^0.17.1",
     "he": "^1.1.1",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.4"
+    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+    "striptags": "^3.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 28f48bf..dbdf9bf 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import he from 'he';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { find } from 'lodash';
+import striptags from 'striptags';
 
 export async function getSubtitles({
   videoID,
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ export async function getSubtitles({
         .replace(/&/gi, '&')
         .replace(/<\/?[^>]+(>|$)/g, '');
 
-      const text = he.decode(htmlText);
+      const strippedText = striptags(htmlText);
+
+      const text = he.decode(strippedText);
 
       return { start, dur, text };
     });