diff --git a/basic-messenger-cli/application/src/index.ts b/basic-messenger-cli/application/src/index.ts
index cbe0246..5f77c13 100644
--- a/basic-messenger-cli/application/src/index.ts
+++ b/basic-messenger-cli/application/src/index.ts
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ const init = async (): Promise<void> => {
   rl.on("line", async (input: string) => {
     if (input.trim().length > 0) {
       const output = await client.send(input);
-      console.log(chalk.green("Assistant: ") + boldify(output));
+      console.log(chalk.green("Assistant: ") + format(output));
     }
     rl.prompt();
   });
 };
 
-// Utility function to replace **text** with chalk.bold(text)
-function boldify(text: string): string {
-  return text.replace(/\*\*(.*?)\*\*/g, (_, value) => chalk.bold(value));
+function format(text: string): string {
+  let retval = text.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "");
+  return retval.replace(/\*\*(.*?)\*\*/g, (_, value) => chalk.bold(value));
 }
 
 init();
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