diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/PageSplitter.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/PageSplitter.java
index 854be2b..37fdd6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/PageSplitter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/PageSplitter.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class PageSplitter {
 			//System.out.println("splitSoftPageBreak ");
 			
 			//Necessary check if node is an Element
-			if ((child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) && containsSPB(child)){
+			if (containsSPB(child)){
 				String nodeName = child.getNodeName();
 				//Create Duplicate Node!
 				Element childFirstPart = (Element) child.cloneNode(false);