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+const { parse } = require('@test/test-target');
+
+// https://github.com/taoqf/node-html-parser/issues/203
+describe.only('issue 203', function () {
+	it('code element should not be null', function () {
+		const root = parse(`<html><body><pre><code class="language-typescript">type Foo = { foo: 'bar' }</code></pre></body></html>`, {
+			blockTextElements: {
+				script: true,
+				noscript: true,
+				style: true,
+			}
+		});
+		const t = root.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild;
+		t.toString().should.eql(`<code class="language-typescript">type Foo = { foo: 'bar' }</code>`);
+
+		const code = root.querySelector("code");
+		code.toString().should.eql(`<code class="language-typescript">type Foo = { foo: 'bar' }</code>`);
+	});
+	it('code element should not be null', function () {
+		const root = parse(` <div class="clip_details-description description-wrapper iris_desc">
+                    <p class="first">Country music legend, Trish Cotton, has something to say.</p>
+                    <p>
+                      Written by Kyle Kasabian (@kylekasabian) <br />
+                      Directed by Derek Mari (@directorderek)<br />
+                      Director of Photography: Peter Mickelsen<br />
+                      Produced by Derek Mari and Kyle Kasabian<br />
+                      Edited by Derek Mari
+                    </p>
+                    <p>Starring: Alyssa Sabo, Janine Hogan, and Kyle Kasabian</p>
+                    <p>
+                        Assistant Camera: Casey Schoch<br />
+                        Production Sound: David Alvarez<br />
+                        Production Assistant: Keith Ahlstrom
+                    </p>
+                    <p>Music by Morgan Matthews</p>
+                    <p>
+                      Blink &amp; Miss Productions<br />
+                      Bad Cat Films
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>`,);
+		const description = root.querySelector('.description-wrapper');
+		description.toString().should.not.eql(null);
+	});
+});
