diff --git a/tei2eoatex.xsl b/tei2eoatex.xsl
index 23fd29a..8cf4c25 100644
--- a/tei2eoatex.xsl
+++ b/tei2eoatex.xsl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
   <xsl:key name="fr" match="translations/entry" use="@fr"/>
   <xsl:key name="it" match="translations/entry" use="@it"/>
 
+  <xsl:preserve-space elements="tei:*"/>
+
   <xsl:output method="text" encoding="UTF-8" use-character-maps="texreplacements"/>
   <xsl:character-map name="texreplacements">
     <!--