diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java
index 54774b0..cfc1f66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 	private boolean inTable = false;
 	private boolean inList = false;
 	private boolean inFootnote = false;
-	
+	private boolean inHeader = false;
+	private boolean inFooter = false;
+
     public TextConverter(OfficeReader ofr, XhtmlConfig config, Converter converter) {
         super(ofr,config,converter);
         tocCv = new TOCConverter(ofr, config, converter);
@@ -1666,6 +1668,12 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 		//check for first para inside
 		// Check it's master page, pageNumber, Page break before - if we already set MP - throw it away
 		// And make a note to pass this paragraph next time you'll meet it.
+		if (inHeader) {
+			return hnode;
+		}
+		if (inFooter) {
+			return hnode;
+		}
 		if (inTable){
 			return hnode;
 		}
@@ -1847,6 +1855,7 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 
 	private Node addHeader(Node node) {
 		
+		inHeader = true;
 		MasterPage masterPage = ofr.getFullMasterPage(currentMasterPage);
 		if (currentMasterPage != null) {
 			
@@ -1860,11 +1869,13 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 		} else {
 			System.out.println("ERROR MP is null");
 		}
+		inHeader = false;
 		return node;
 	}
 
 	private Node addFooter(Node node) {
 		
+		inFooter = true;
 		MasterPage masterPage = ofr.getFullMasterPage(currentMasterPage);
 		if (currentMasterPage != null) {
 			
@@ -1878,6 +1889,7 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 		} else {
 			System.out.println("ERROR MP is null");
 		}
+		inFooter = false;
 		return node;
 	}