diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1aef457..fa08524 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@matters/matters-editor",
-  "version": "0.2.3-alpha.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3-alpha.3",
   "description": "Editor for matters.news",
   "author": "https://github.com/thematters",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/thematters/matters-editor",
diff --git a/src/transformers/normalize-sanitize.test.ts b/src/transformers/normalize-sanitize.test.ts
index 6774330..a95b5da 100644
--- a/src/transformers/normalize-sanitize.test.ts
+++ b/src/transformers/normalize-sanitize.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import rehypeStringify from 'rehype-stringify'
 import { unified } from 'unified'
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
 
-import { normalizeArticleHTML } from './normalize'
+import { normalizeArticleHTML, normalizeCommentHTML } from './normalize'
 import { rehypeParseOptions, rehypeStringifyOptions } from './options'
-import { sanitizeHTML } from './sanitize'
+import { sanitizeHTML, type SanitizeHTMLOptions } from './sanitize'
 
 const formatter = unified()
   .use(rehypeParse, rehypeParseOptions)
@@ -21,15 +21,23 @@ const formatHTML = (html: string): string => {
   return String(result)
 }
 
-const expectProcessArticleHTML = (input: string, output: string) => {
-  const result = normalizeArticleHTML(sanitizeHTML(input))
+const expectProcessArticleHTML = (
+  input: string,
+  output: string,
+  options?: SanitizeHTMLOptions,
+) => {
+  const result = normalizeArticleHTML(sanitizeHTML(input, options))
   expect(formatHTML(result).trim()).toBe(output)
 }
 
-// const expectProcessCommentHTML = (input: string, output: string) => {
-//   const result = normalizeCommentHTML(sanitizeHTML(input))
-//   expect(formatHTML(result).trim()).toBe(output)
-// }
+const expectProcessCommentHTML = (
+  input: string,
+  output: string,
+  options?: SanitizeHTMLOptions,
+) => {
+  const result = normalizeCommentHTML(sanitizeHTML(input, options))
+  expect(formatHTML(result).trim()).toBe(output)
+}
 
 describe('Sanitize and normalize article', () => {
   test('squeeze empty paragraphys', () => {
@@ -48,7 +56,6 @@ describe('Sanitize and normalize article', () => {
         <p></p>
         <p><br></p>
         <p><br/></p>
-        <p><br></br></p>
         <p><br/><br/><br/></p>
         <p></p>
       `,
@@ -65,8 +72,48 @@ describe('Sanitize and normalize article', () => {
         <p><br class="smart"></p>
         <p><br class="smart"></p>
       `,
+      { maxEmptyParagraphs: 2 },
     )
   })
 })
 
-// describe('Sanitize and normalize comment', () => {})
+describe('Sanitize and normalize comment', () => {
+  test('skip squeezing empty paragraphys', () => {
+    expectProcessCommentHTML(
+      stripIndent`
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        abc
+        <p></p>
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p><br></p>
+        <p><br/></p>
+        <p><br/><br/><br/></p>
+        <p></p>
+      `,
+      stripIndent`
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p><br class="smart"></p>
+        <p><br class="smart"></p>
+        <p><br class="smart"><br class="smart"><br class="smart"></p>
+        <p></p>
+      `,
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/transformers/sanitize.test.ts b/src/transformers/sanitize.test.ts
index 05c2bd3..c8a0115 100644
--- a/src/transformers/sanitize.test.ts
+++ b/src/transformers/sanitize.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe('Sanitization: custom', () => {
         <p></p>
         <p><br></p>
         <p><br/></p>
-        <p><br></br></p>
         <p><br/><br/><br/></p>
         <p></p>
       `,
@@ -56,10 +55,11 @@ describe('Sanitization: custom', () => {
         <p><br></p>
         <p><br></p>
       `,
+      { maxEmptyParagraphs: 2 },
     )
   })
 
-  test('allow max one empty paragraphys', () => {
+  test('skip squeezing empty paragraphs', () => {
     expectSanitizeHTML(
       stripIndent`
         <p>abc</p>
@@ -75,20 +75,25 @@ describe('Sanitization: custom', () => {
         <p></p>
         <p><br></p>
         <p><br/></p>
-        <p><br></br></p>
         <p><br/><br/><br/></p>
         <p></p>
       `,
       stripIndent`
         <p>abc</p>
-        <p><br></p>abc
-        <p><br></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>abc
+        <p></p>
         <p>abc</p>
-        <p><br></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
+        <p></p>
         <p>abc</p>
+        <p></p>
         <p><br></p>
+        <p><br></p>
+        <p><br><br><br></p>
+        <p></p>
       `,
-      { maxEmptyParagraphs: 1 },
     )
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/transformers/sanitize.ts b/src/transformers/sanitize.ts
index 0c7a1d4..debb5d3 100644
--- a/src/transformers/sanitize.ts
+++ b/src/transformers/sanitize.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ export const sanitizeHTML = (
     .use(rehypeParse, rehypeParseOptions)
     .use(rehypeRaw)
     .use(rehypeSanitize, rehypeSanitizeOptions)
-    .use(rehypeSqueezeParagraphs, { maxCount: maxEmptyParagraphs ?? 2 })
-    .use(rehypeFormat)
-    .use(rehypeStringify, rehypeStringifyOptions)
+
+  if (maxEmptyParagraphs) {
+    formatter.use(rehypeSqueezeParagraphs, {
+      maxCount: maxEmptyParagraphs,
+    })
+  }
+
+  formatter.use(rehypeFormat).use(rehypeStringify, rehypeStringifyOptions)
 
   const result = formatter.processSync(html)
   return String(result)