diff --git a/lib/themefunctions.php b/lib/themefunctions.php
index 8884d3f..9cf4ccb 100644
--- a/lib/themefunctions.php
+++ b/lib/themefunctions.php
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ function get_component($name, $context = null, $echo = true, $default = "") {
function is_component_empty($name, $context = null) {
$comp = get_component($name, $context, false);
$comp = strip_tags($comp, "![]()