diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/scaffolds.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/scaffolds.scss
index 1d133eb..c75cc47 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/scaffolds.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/scaffolds.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ li.bullet-list-item {
   text-indent: -2.4em;
 }
 
+li.ul_list_item {
+  margin-left: 0px;
+  text-indent: 0em;
+}
+
 .bullet-list-marker {
   font-family: monospace !important;
   font-weight: normal;
@@ -134,4 +139,4 @@ div {
 
 .marked {
   background-color: #fff44f !important;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/markdown_converter.rb b/lib/markdown_converter.rb
index 6d021f5..3489d10 100644
--- a/lib/markdown_converter.rb
+++ b/lib/markdown_converter.rb
@@ -566,7 +566,11 @@ def make_xref(el)
       #   </ul>
       #
       def convert_li(el, indent)
-        output = ' '*indent << "<#{el.type}" << html_attributes(el.attr) << ">"
+        if el.value
+          output = ' '*indent << "<#{el.type}" << html_attributes(el.attr) << ">"
+        elsif
+          output = ' '*indent << "<#{el.type}" << " class=\"ul_list_item\"" << html_attributes(el.attr) << ">"
+        end
 
         if el.value.respond_to?(:mark)
           output << "<span class=\"bullet-list-marker\">(#{el.value.mark})</span>"