diff --git a/blog/management/commands/wordpress_to_wagtail.py b/blog/management/commands/wordpress_to_wagtail.py
index ec52f01..d54aa01 100755
--- a/blog/management/commands/wordpress_to_wagtail.py
+++ b/blog/management/commands/wordpress_to_wagtail.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from base64 import b64encode
+
 from datetime import datetime
 try:
     import html
@@ -339,9 +340,14 @@ def create_blog_pages(self, posts, blog_index, *args, **options):
             description = post.get('description')
             if description:
                 description = self.convert_html_entities(description)
-            body = linebreaks(post.get('content'))
+
+            body = post.get('content')
+            if not "<p>" in body:
+                body = linebreaks(body)
+
             # get image info from content and create image objects
             body = self.create_images_from_urls_in_content(body)
+
             # author/user data
             author = post.get('author')
             user = self.create_user(author)
diff --git a/blog/tests.py b/blog/tests.py
index 9b5273a..9184f34 100644
--- a/blog/tests.py
+++ b/blog/tests.py
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ def test_import_xml(self):
         self.assertEqual(child_category.slug, "cheat-sheets")
         self.assertEqual(parent_category.slug, "marketing-2")
 
+        # Assert that <p> tags were added to the post that didn't contain them         
+        page = BlogPage.objects.filter(slug='asa-releases-2013-economic-analysis-of-staffing-industry-trends').get()
+        self.assertEqual(page.body, "<p>The American Staffing Association has released its 2013 economic analysis,\"Navigating the 1% Economy.\" Written by ASA chief operating officer Steven P. Berchem, CSP, the report takes an in-depth look at recent staffing employment trends and what these suggest about the current economic environment and future labor market conditions.</p>")
+
 
     def test_import_xml_comments(self):
         """
diff --git a/example_export.xml b/example_export.xml
index 622039b..8900649 100644
--- a/example_export.xml
+++ b/example_export.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Sorry that not work]]></wp:comment_content>
 		<dc:creator>test@test.test</dc:creator>
 		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.blog.com/?post_type=articles&#038;p=521</guid>
 		<description></description>
-		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The American Staffing Association has released its 2013 economic analysis,"Navigating the 1% Economy." Written by ASA chief operating officer Steven P. Berchem, CSP, the report takes an in-depth look at recent staffing employment trends and what these suggest about the current economic environment and future labor market conditions.</p>]]></content:encoded>
+		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The American Staffing Association has released its 2013 economic analysis,"Navigating the 1% Economy." Written by ASA chief operating officer Steven P. Berchem, CSP, the report takes an in-depth look at recent staffing employment trends and what these suggest about the current economic environment and future labor market conditions.]]></content:encoded>
 		<excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[]]></excerpt:encoded>
 		<wp:post_id>521</wp:post_id>
 		<wp:post_date>2013-11-19 17:27:33</wp:post_date>