diff --git a/lib/text-parse.js b/lib/text-parse.js
index dd9c3a4..793579f 100644
--- a/lib/text-parse.js
+++ b/lib/text-parse.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function (options) {
   // splits the paragraph at end of sentence punctuation
   self.paragraphToSentences = function (paragraph) {
     paragraph = paragraph.trim();
-    var sentences = paragraph.match( /[^\.!\?]+[\.!\?(?="|')]+(\s|$)/g );
+    var sentences = paragraph.match( /[^\.!\?]+[\.!\?(?="|')]+(\s|$)/g ) || [ paragraph ];
     return {
       raw: paragraph,
       type: 'paragraph',
diff --git a/test/text-parse.js b/test/text-parse.js
index 8cff79a..8b50cbd 100644
--- a/test/text-parse.js
+++ b/test/text-parse.js
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ describe('lib/text-parse', function() {
 
         paragraph.length.should.eql(3);
       });
+
+      it('should handle sentences which don\'t contain closing punctiation', function() {
+        var text = parser.textToParagraphs('This is a paragraph without a period, question, or exclamation');
+
+        text.length.should.eql(1);
+      });
     });
 
     // checking that it parses the paragraph correctly