diff --git a/machine/corpora/scripture_ref_usfm_parser_handler.py b/machine/corpora/scripture_ref_usfm_parser_handler.py
index 5de5710..163b951 100644
--- a/machine/corpora/scripture_ref_usfm_parser_handler.py
+++ b/machine/corpora/scripture_ref_usfm_parser_handler.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def verse(
         self, state: UsfmParserState, number: str, marker: str, alt_number: Optional[str], pub_number: Optional[str]
     ) -> None:
         if state.verse_ref == self._cur_verse_ref:
-            self._end_verse_text_wrapper(state)
+            self._end_verse_text(state, self._create_verse_refs())
             # ignore duplicate verses
             self._duplicate_verse = True
         elif are_overlapping_verse_ranges(number, self._cur_verse_ref.verse):
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def start_para(
     ) -> None:
         if self._cur_verse_ref.is_default:
             self._update_verse_ref(state.verse_ref, marker)
-        if not state.is_verse_text or self._current_text_type == ScriptureTextType.NONVERSE:
+        if not state.is_verse_text or marker == "d":
             self._start_parent_element(marker)
             self._start_non_verse_text_wrapper(state)
 
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ def _start_verse_text_wrapper(self, state: UsfmParserState) -> None:
     def _end_verse_text_wrapper(self, state: UsfmParserState) -> None:
         if not self._duplicate_verse and self._cur_verse_ref.verse_num > 0:
             self._end_verse_text(state, self._create_verse_refs())
+        if self._cur_verse_ref.verse_num > 0:
             self._cur_text_type_stack.pop()
 
     def _start_non_verse_text_wrapper(self, state: UsfmParserState) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/corpora/test_usfm_tokenizer.py b/tests/corpora/test_usfm_tokenizer.py
index 0515de2..1e3ecb7 100644
--- a/tests/corpora/test_usfm_tokenizer.py
+++ b/tests/corpora/test_usfm_tokenizer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def test_tokenize() -> None:
     usfm = _read_usfm()
     usfm_tokenizer = UsfmTokenizer()
     tokens = usfm_tokenizer.tokenize(usfm)
-    assert len(tokens) == 202
+    assert len(tokens) == 204
 
     assert tokens[0].type is UsfmTokenType.BOOK
     assert tokens[0].marker == "id"
diff --git a/tests/testutils/data/usfm/Tes/41MATTes.SFM b/tests/testutils/data/usfm/Tes/41MATTes.SFM
index 9c8968a..3de6f69 100644
--- a/tests/testutils/data/usfm/Tes/41MATTes.SFM
+++ b/tests/testutils/data/usfm/Tes/41MATTes.SFM
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 \v 4b Chapter two, verse four.
 \p
 \v 6 Chapter two, verse \w six|strong="12345" \w*.
+\p
 \v 6 Bad verse.
+\p
 \v 5 Chapter two, verse five \rq (MAT 3:1)\rq*.
 \v 7a Chapter two, verse seven A,
 \s Section header \ts-s\*