1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/DocumentToHtml.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/DocumentToHtml.java
index 5270ea3..11869e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/DocumentToHtml.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/DocumentToHtml.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class DocumentToHtml {
                     nodes = list(Html.collapsibleElement("sup", nodes));
                 }
                 if (run.isItalic()) {
-                    nodes = list(Html.collapsibleElement("em", nodes));
+                    nodes = styleMap.getItalic().orElse(HtmlPath.collapsibleElement("em")).wrap(nodes);
                 }
                 if (run.isBold()) {
                     nodes = styleMap.getBold().orElse(HtmlPath.collapsibleElement("strong")).wrap(nodes);