diff --git a/inline.go b/inline.go
index 0e41a3c..27bcc80 100644
--- a/inline.go
+++ b/inline.go
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ func link(p *parser, out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, offset int) int {
 		i++
 	}
 
+	brace := 0
+
 	// look for the matching closing bracket
 	for level := 1; level > 0 && i < len(data); i++ {
 		switch {
diff --git a/inline_test.go b/inline_test.go
index 6227914..b608a0a 100644
--- a/inline_test.go
+++ b/inline_test.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func TestInlineLink(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Issue 116 in blackfriday
 		"![](http://www.broadgate.co.uk/Content/Upload/DetailImages/Cyclus700(1).jpg)",
-		"<p><img src=\"http://www.broadgate.co.uk/Content/Upload/DetailImages/Cyclus700(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n</p>\n",
+		"<p><img src=\"http://www.broadgate.co.uk/Content/Upload/DetailImages/Cyclus700(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n",
 
 		// no closing ), autolinking detects the url next
 		"[disambiguation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disambiguation_(disambiguation) is the",