diff --git a/eoaconvert.py b/eoaconvert.py
index f30d57c..1a863e2 100755
--- a/eoaconvert.py
+++ b/eoaconvert.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
-# Time-stamp: <2018-02-12 16:42:59 (kthoden)>
+# Time-stamp: <2018-02-12 16:57:53 (kthoden)>
 
 # license?
 __version__= "1.0"
@@ -1547,11 +1547,24 @@ def cleanup():
 # here followed the conversion to epub and the conversion to django.xml
 # both parts were removed and put into separate files.
 
-ergebnisdatei = open("tmp_files/IntermediateXMLFile.xml", "w")
+intermediate_file = "tmp_files/IntermediateXMLFile.xml"
+ergebnisdatei = open(intermediate_file, "w")
 ergebnis = etree.tostring(xmlTree, pretty_print=True, encoding="unicode")
 ergebnisdatei.write(ergebnis)
 ergebnisdatei.close()
 
+# replacing a milestone element by a closing and opening combination
+with open(intermediate_file, 'r') as tmp_file:
+  filedata = tmp_file.read()
+
+# Replace the target string
+filedata = filedata.replace('<msparbreak/>', '</p><p>')
+
+# Write the file out again
+with open(intermediate_file, 'w') as outfile:
+  outfile.write(filedata)
+
+# saving some data
 data_to_pickle = {'chapterdict' : dictChapters,
                   'eqdict' : dictEquations,
                   'listdict' : dictLists,