diff --git a/feed2toot/main.py b/feed2toot/main.py
index 4b855ca..c5902c1 100644
--- a/feed2toot/main.py
+++ b/feed2toot/main.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from feed2toot.filterentry import FilterEntry
 from feed2toot.removeduplicates import RemoveDuplicates
 from feed2toot.tootpost import TootPost
 from feed2toot.feedcache import FeedCache
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 class Main:
     '''Main class of Feed2toot'''
@@ -183,6 +184,9 @@ class Main:
                         else:
                             finaltweet = dedup.finaltweet
 
+                        # strip html tags
+                        finaltweet = BeautifulSoup(finaltweet, 'html.parser').get_text()
+
                     if clioptions.dryrun:
                         if entrytosend:
                             logging.warning('Would toot with visibility "{visibility}": {toot}'.format(