diff --git a/angular-contenteditable.js b/angular-contenteditable.js
index 0b3ce9a..76b8f02 100644
--- a/angular-contenteditable.js
+++ b/angular-contenteditable.js
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ angular.module('contenteditable', [])
           html = element.html()
           rerender = false
           if (opts.stripBr) {
-            html = html.replace(/<br>$/, '')
+            html2 = html.replace(/<br>$/, '')
+            if (html2 !== html) {
+              rerender = true
+              html = html2
+            }
           }
           if (opts.noLineBreaks) {
             html2 = html.replace(/<div>/g, '').replace(/<br>/g, '').replace(/<\/div>/g, '')