diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 244e626b..1d8f815f 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@ block.token = function(str, tokens) {
             item = item.replace(space, '');
           }
           tokens.push({
-            type: loose 
-              ? 'loose_item_start'
-              : 'list_item_start'
+            type: 'list_item_start',
+            loose: loose
+            //loose 
+              //? 'loose_item_start'
+              //: 'list_item_start'
           });
           block.token(item, tokens);
           tokens.push({
@@ -396,21 +398,21 @@ var tok = function() {
     case 'list_item_start': 
       var body = [];
       while (next().type !== 'list_item_end') {
-        body.push(token.type === 'text' 
+        body.push(token.type === 'text' && !token.loose
           ? inline.lexer(token.text)
           : tok());
       }
       return '<li>' 
         + body.join(' ') 
         + '</li>';
-    case 'loose_item_start': 
+    /*case 'loose_item_start': 
       var body = [];
       while (next().type !== 'list_item_end') {
         body.push(tok());
       }
       return '<li>' 
         + body.join(' ') 
-        + '</li>';
+        + '</li>';*/
     case 'html':
       return inline.lexer(token.text);
     case 'text':