diff --git a/lib/functions.ts b/lib/functions.ts
index 5298d2b..c956a97 100644
--- a/lib/functions.ts
+++ b/lib/functions.ts
@@ -57,3 +57,11 @@ export function stringifyStream(
 		stream.on("end", () => res(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf-8")));
 	});
 }
+
+export function norm(text: string): string {
+	return text
+		.replace(/\n/g, "<br>")
+		.replace(/<br><p>/gm, "<p>")
+		.replace(/<p>&nbsp;<\/p>/gm, "")
+		.replace(/<p><br\s\/><b\s\/><\/p>/gm, "");
+}
diff --git a/lib/server/dbHelpers/chapterTransformer.ts b/lib/server/dbHelpers/chapterTransformer.ts
index 722e89a..c1361fc 100644
--- a/lib/server/dbHelpers/chapterTransformer.ts
+++ b/lib/server/dbHelpers/chapterTransformer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { H3Event, EventHandlerRequest } from "h3";
 import { GridFSBucket } from "mongodb";
 import mongoose, { Document } from "mongoose";
-import { stringifyStream } from "~/lib/functions";
+import { norm, stringifyStream } from "~/lib/functions";
 import { IStory } from "~/models/stories";
 import { IChapter } from "~/models/stories/chapter";
 import getBucket from "../storyHelpers/getBucket";
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ export default async function (
 	let stream = await stringifyStream(ds);
 	finObj.currentChapter = {
 		...cloned.chapters[cindex || event.context.chapterIndex || 0],
-		text: stream
-			.replace(/\n/g, "<br>")
-			.replace(/<br><p>/gm, "<p>")
-			.replace(/<p>&nbsp;<\/p>/gm, "")
-			.replace(/<p><br\s\/><b\s\/><\/p>/gm, ""),
+		text: norm(stream),
 	};
 	finObj.totalChapters = story.chapters.length;
 	finObj.chapterNames = story.chapters.map((a) => a.title);