diff --git a/lib/micropub/post.rb b/lib/micropub/post.rb
index 6e0b6f3..e141249 100644
--- a/lib/micropub/post.rb
+++ b/lib/micropub/post.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ module Micropub
         params["content"]["text"]
       elsif params["content"]["html"]
         Kramdown::Document.
-          new(params["content"]["html"], html_to_native: true).
-          to_kramdown
+          new(params["content"]["html"], input: "html").
+          to_kramdown.
+          gsub("\\", "")
+          # TODO: Look into possible Kramdown bug
       end
     end
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ module Micropub
       #{post_frontmatter.strip}
       ---
 
-      #{content}
+      #{content.strip}
       POST
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/lib/micropub/post_test.rb b/test/lib/micropub/post_test.rb
index 8d8f8b4..f77e67f 100644
--- a/test/lib/micropub/post_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/micropub/post_test.rb
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ describe Micropub::Post do
       _(post.content.strip).must_equal <<~MARKDOWN.strip
         This is a test post, with some lists and stuff.
 
-        > Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That show\\'s
+        > Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That show's
         > called a pilot. Then they show that show to the people who make shows,
-        > and on the strength of that one show they decide if they\\'re going to
+        > and on the strength of that one show they decide if they're going to
         > make more shows. Some pilots get picked and become television
-        > programs. Some don\\'t, become nothing. She starred in one of the ones
+        > programs. Some don't, become nothing. She starred in one of the ones
         > that became nothing.
 
         * One