--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2014/06/18 06:48:03	1.116
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2016/01/22 22:31:51	1.117
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.116 2014/06/18 06:48:03 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.117 2016/01/22 22:31:51 damieng Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ sub convert_real {
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*\<br clear\=\"all\"/\<br/s;
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*//;
     $xmlstring=~s/\s*$//;
+    $xmlstring=~s/^<br \/><table/<table/;
     &Apache::lonxml::end_alarm();
 
     #