diff --git a/include/functions_trackbacks.inc.php b/include/functions_trackbacks.inc.php
index e4dbb4e6..9b4e52e6 100644
--- a/include/functions_trackbacks.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_trackbacks.inc.php
@@ -574,7 +574,9 @@ function serendipity_handle_references($id, $author, $title, $text, $dry_run = f
             echo $row . "<br />\n";
         }
         
+        $names[$i] = strip_tags($names[$i]);
         if (empty($names[$i])) {
+            if ($debug) echo "Found reference $locations[$i] w/o name. Adding location as name.";
             $names[$i] = $locations[$i];
         }