diff --git a/packages/markitdown-sample-plugin/src/markitdown_sample_plugin/_plugin.py b/packages/markitdown-sample-plugin/src/markitdown_sample_plugin/_plugin.py
index c8c4fef..98e660e 100644
--- a/packages/markitdown-sample-plugin/src/markitdown_sample_plugin/_plugin.py
+++ b/packages/markitdown-sample-plugin/src/markitdown_sample_plugin/_plugin.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class RtfConverter(DocumentConverter):
     """
 
     def convert(self, local_path, **kwargs) -> Union[None, DocumentConverterResult]:
-        # Bail if not a DOCX
+        # Bail if not a RTF
         extension = kwargs.get("file_extension", "")
         if extension.lower() != ".rtf":
             return None
diff --git a/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_markdownify.py b/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_markdownify.py
index 5b6d739..e15f607 100644
--- a/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_markdownify.py
+++ b/packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_markdownify.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class _CustomMarkdownify(markdownify.MarkdownConverter):
         prefix, suffix, text = markdownify.chomp(text)  # type: ignore
         if not text:
             return ""
+
+        if el.find_parent("pre") is not None:
+            return text
+
         href = el.get("href")
         title = el.get("title")