diff --git a/format_novel/format_novel.py b/format_novel/format_novel.py
index acf2cb9..4be1cb8 100755
--- a/format_novel/format_novel.py
+++ b/format_novel/format_novel.py
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ def right_align_header(document):
 
 
 def double_space_and_indent(paragraphs):
+    previous_paragraph = None
     this_paragraph_plaintext = False
-    previous_paragraph_plaintext = False
+    previous_paragraph_plaintext = None
 
     for paragraph in paragraphs:
         paragraph.paragraph_format.line_spacing = 2
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ def double_space_and_indent(paragraphs):
         if this_paragraph_plaintext and previous_paragraph_plaintext:
             paragraph.paragraph_format.first_line_indent = docx.shared.Inches(0.5)
 
+        if previous_paragraph and paragraph.style == previous_paragraph.style and not paragraph.text and not previous_paragraph.text:
+            previous_paragraph._element.getparent().remove(previous_paragraph._element)
+
+        previous_paragraph = paragraph
         previous_paragraph_plaintext = this_paragraph_plaintext