diff --git a/chatserver/templates/index.html b/chatserver/templates/index.html
index efeb09c..4018ba3 100644
--- a/chatserver/templates/index.html
+++ b/chatserver/templates/index.html
@@ -208,7 +208,12 @@
             metadataSpan.style.fontWeight = 'bold'; // Optional: Make metadata bold
 
             // Render the message as HTML using marked.js
-            const renderedMessage = marked.parse(data.message);
+            let renderedMessage = marked.parse(data.message);
+
+            // Remove wrapping <p> tags if they exist
+            if (renderedMessage.startsWith('<p>') && renderedMessage.endsWith('</p>')) {
+                renderedMessage = renderedMessage.slice(3, -4); // Remove <p> and </p>
+            }
 
             // Sanitize the HTML using DOMPurify
             const sanitizedMessage = DOMPurify.sanitize(renderedMessage);