diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
index 38b9f5da2..dba25677d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
@@ -2258,6 +2258,8 @@ Zotero.Translate.IO = {
 			throw "DOMParser error: loading data into data store failed";
 		}
 		
+		nodes.normalize();
+		
 		return nodes;
 	},