diff --git a/pae2xml.pl b/pae2xml.pl
index ea81b9e80e548c44af683b1db7541db1074d4fdd..212fa61f10365ad09ce46dd3a55787992adb4bb4 100755
--- a/pae2xml.pl
+++ b/pae2xml.pl
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ sub parse_notes {
 	    print OUT '		<measure number="'.$meas.'">
 ';
 	    $meas++;
+	  } else {
+	    $mopen = 0;
 	  }
 	}
       }