diff --git a/src/mermaidAPI.js b/src/mermaidAPI.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c8b53ff46..976b6fa4a
--- a/src/mermaidAPI.js
+++ b/src/mermaidAPI.js
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ const render = function(id, _txt, cb, container) {
 
   svgCode = decodeEntities(svgCode);
 
+  // Fix for when the br tag is used
+  svgCode = svgCode.replace(/<br>/g, '<br/>');
+
   if (typeof cb !== 'undefined') {
     switch (graphType) {
       case 'flowchart':