diff --git a/src/epub_converter/html_epub_processor.py b/src/epub_converter/html_epub_processor.py
index aba8811..752c4ac 100644
--- a/src/epub_converter/html_epub_processor.py
+++ b/src/epub_converter/html_epub_processor.py
@@ -276,20 +276,25 @@ class HtmlEpubPreprocessor:
 
         """
         title_of_chapter = title_of_chapter.lower()
+        if title_of_chapter == "chapter 1":
+            pass
         for tag in chapter_tag.contents:
             text = tag if isinstance(tag, NavigableString) else tag.text
             if re.sub(r"[\s\xa0]", "", text):
                 text = re.sub(r"[\s\xa0]", " ", text).lower()
                 text = text.strip()  # delete extra spaces
-                if title_of_chapter == text or \
-                        (title_of_chapter in text and
-                         re.findall(r"^h[1-3]$", tag.name or chapter_tag.name)):
-                    self._add_span_to_save_ids_for_links(tag, chapter_tag)
+                if not isinstance(tag, NavigableString):
+                    if title_of_chapter == text or \
+                            (title_of_chapter in text and
+                             re.findall(r"^h[1-3]$", tag.name or chapter_tag.name)):
+                        self._add_span_to_save_ids_for_links(tag, chapter_tag)
+                        tag.extract()
+                        return
+                    elif not self._remove_headings_content(tag, title_of_chapter):
+                        break
+                else:
                     tag.extract()
                     return
-                elif not isinstance(tag, NavigableString):
-                    if not self._remove_headings_content(tag, title_of_chapter):
-                        break
 
     @staticmethod
     def _process_tables(chapter_tag: BeautifulSoup):