diff --git a/include/maddy/emphasizedparser.h b/include/maddy/emphasizedparser.h
index 40fdae6..65cf11b 100644
--- a/include/maddy/emphasizedparser.h
+++ b/include/maddy/emphasizedparser.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
   void
   Parse(std::string& line) override
   {
-    static std::regex re("(?!`|<code>)\\*(?!`|</code>)([^\\*]*)\\*(?!`|</code>)");
+    static std::regex re("(?!.*`.*|.*<code>.*)\\*(?!.*`.*|.*<\\/code>.*)([^\\*]*)\\*(?!.*`.*|.*<\\/code>.*)");
     static std::string replacement = "<em>$1</em>";
 
     line = std::regex_replace(line, re, replacement);
diff --git a/include/maddy/strikethroughparser.h b/include/maddy/strikethroughparser.h
index bc7002a..2640459 100644
--- a/include/maddy/strikethroughparser.h
+++ b/include/maddy/strikethroughparser.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
   void
   Parse(std::string& line) override
   {
-    static std::regex re("(?!`|<code>)\\~\\~(?!`|</code>)([^\\~]*)\\~\\~(?!`|</code>)");
+    static std::regex re("(?!.*`.*|.*<code>.*)\\~\\~(?!.*`.*|.*<\\/code>.*)([^\\~]*)\\~\\~(?!.*`.*|.*<\\/code>.*)");
     static std::string replacement = "<s>$1</s>";
 
     line = std::regex_replace(line, re, replacement);
diff --git a/include/maddy/strongparser.h b/include/maddy/strongparser.h
index 4ca0fa5..cda6d21 100644
--- a/include/maddy/strongparser.h
+++ b/include/maddy/strongparser.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
   void
   Parse(std::string& line) override
   {
-    static std::regex re("(?!`|<code>)\\*\\*(?!`|</code>)([^\\*\\*]*)\\*\\*(?!`|</code>)");
+    static std::regex re("(?!.*`.*|.*<code>.*)\\*\\*(?!.*`.*|.*<\\/code>.*)([^\\*\\*]*)\\*\\*(?!.*`.*|.*<\\/code>.*)");
     static std::string replacement = "<strong>$1</strong>";
 
     line = std::regex_replace(line, re, replacement);
diff --git a/tests/maddy/test_maddy_emphasizedparser.cpp b/tests/maddy/test_maddy_emphasizedparser.cpp
index e908c37..c200313 100644
--- a/tests/maddy/test_maddy_emphasizedparser.cpp
+++ b/tests/maddy/test_maddy_emphasizedparser.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ TEST(MADDY_EMPHASIZEDPARSER, ItReplacesMarkdownWithEmphasizedHTML)
 
 TEST(MADDY_EMPHASIZEDPARSER, ItDoesNotParseInsideInlineCode)
 {
-  std::string text = "some text `*bla*` text testing *it* out";
-  std::string expected = "some text `*bla*` text testing <em>it</em> out";
+  std::string text = "some text `*bla*` `/**text*/` testing *it* out";
+  std::string expected = "some text `*bla*` `/**text*/` testing <em>it</em> out";
   auto emphasizedParser = std::make_shared<maddy::EmphasizedParser>();
 
   emphasizedParser->Parse(text);
diff --git a/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strikethroughparser.cpp b/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strikethroughparser.cpp
index f5dd933..b6efd04 100644
--- a/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strikethroughparser.cpp
+++ b/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strikethroughparser.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ TEST(MADDY_STRIKETHROUGHPARSER, ItReplacesMarkdownWithStrikeThroughHTML)
 
 TEST(MADDY_STRIKETHROUGHPARSER, ItDoesNotParseInsideInlineCode)
 {
-  std::string text = "some text `~~bla~~` text testing <code>~~it~~</code> out";
-  std::string expected = "some text `~~bla~~` text testing <code>~~it~~</code> out";
+  std::string text = "some text `~~bla~~` ` ~~text~~ ` testing <code>~~it~~</code> out";
+  std::string expected = "some text `~~bla~~` ` ~~text~~ ` testing <code>~~it~~</code> out";
   auto strikeThroughParser = std::make_shared<maddy::StrikeThroughParser>();
 
   strikeThroughParser->Parse(text);
diff --git a/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strongparser.cpp b/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strongparser.cpp
index 5086e4b..ad70762 100644
--- a/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strongparser.cpp
+++ b/tests/maddy/test_maddy_strongparser.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ TEST(MADDY_STRONGPARSER, ItReplacesEmphasizedMarkdownNotWithStrongHTML)
 
 TEST(MADDY_STRONGPARSER, ItDoesNotParseInsideInlineCode)
 {
-  std::string text = "some text *bla* text testing `**it**` out";
-  std::string expected = "some text *bla* text testing `**it**` out";
+  std::string text = "some text **bla** `/**text**/` testing `**it**` out";
+  std::string expected = "some text **bla** `/**text**/` testing `**it**` out";
   auto strongParser = std::make_shared<maddy::StrongParser>();
 
   strongParser->Parse(text);