diff --git a/lib/formatter.js b/lib/formatter.js
index ef2e82d..687a3fb 100644
--- a/lib/formatter.js
+++ b/lib/formatter.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function formatUnorderedList(elem, fn, options) {
   var result = '';
   var prefix = options.unorderedListItemPrefix;
   var nonWhiteSpaceChildren = (elem.children || []).filter(function(child) {
-    return child.type !== 'text' || !whiteSpaceRegex.test(child.data);
+    return child.name === 'li' && (child.type !== 'text' || !whiteSpaceRegex.test(child.data));
   });
   nonWhiteSpaceChildren.forEach(function(elem) {
     result += formatListItem(prefix, elem, fn, options);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function formatUnorderedList(elem, fn, options) {
 function formatOrderedList(elem, fn, options) {
   var result = '';
   var nonWhiteSpaceChildren = (elem.children || []).filter(function(child) {
-    return child.type !== 'text' || !whiteSpaceRegex.test(child.data);
+    return child.name === 'li' && (child.type !== 'text' || !whiteSpaceRegex.test(child.data));
   });
   // Return different functions for different OL types
   var typeFunction = (function() {
diff --git a/test/html-to-text.js b/test/html-to-text.js
index af7f7aa..13db820 100644
--- a/test/html-to-text.js
+++ b/test/html-to-text.js
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ describe('html-to-text', function() {
         expect(htmlToText.fromString(testString)).to.equal(' * foo\n * bar');
       });
 
+      it('should handle an unordered list with line break', function() {
+        var testString = '<ul><br><li>foo</li><li>bar</li></ul>';
+        expect(htmlToText.fromString(testString)).to.equal(' * foo\n * bar');
+      });
+
       it('should handle an unordered list prefix option', function() {
         var testString = '<ul><li>foo</li><li>bar</li></ul>';
         var options = {unorderedListItemPrefix: ' test '};
@@ -262,6 +267,11 @@ describe('html-to-text', function() {
         expect(htmlToText.fromString(testString)).to.equal(' 1. foo\n 2. bar');
       });
 
+      it('should handle an ordered list with line break', function() {
+        var testString = '<ol><br><li>foo</li><li>bar</li></ol>';
+        expect(htmlToText.fromString(testString)).to.equal(' 1. foo\n 2. bar');
+      });
+
       it('should support the ordered list type="1" attribute', function() {
         var testString = '<ol type="1"><li>foo</li><li>bar</li></ol>';
         expect(htmlToText.fromString(testString)).to.equal(' 1. foo\n 2. bar');