diff --git a/application/controllers/api/v1/system/Phrase.php b/application/controllers/api/v1/system/Phrase.php
index 7821d42f4..31decf540 100644
--- a/application/controllers/api/v1/system/Phrase.php
+++ b/application/controllers/api/v1/system/Phrase.php
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ class Phrase extends APIv1_Controller
 		$phrase = $this->get('phrase');
 		$orgeinheit_kurzbz = $this->get('orgeinheit_kurzbz');
 		$orgform_kurzbz = $this->get('orgform_kurzbz');
+		$blockTags = $this->get('blockTags');
 		
 		if (isset($app) && isset($sprache))
 		{
-			$result = $this->phraseslib->getPhrases($app, $sprache, $phrase, $orgeinheit_kurzbz, $orgform_kurzbz);
+			$result = $this->phraseslib->getPhrases($app, $sprache, $phrase, $orgeinheit_kurzbz, $orgform_kurzbz, $blockTags);
 			
 			$this->response($result, REST_Controller::HTTP_OK);
 		}
diff --git a/application/libraries/PhrasesLib.php b/application/libraries/PhrasesLib.php
index 5a1ca48f8..d4fa939e6 100644
--- a/application/libraries/PhrasesLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/PhrasesLib.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class PhrasesLib
      *
      * @return  struct
      */
-    function getPhrases($app, $sprache, $phrase = null, $orgeinheit_kurzbz = null, $orgform_kurzbz = null)
+    function getPhrases($app, $sprache, $phrase = null, $orgeinheit_kurzbz = null, $orgform_kurzbz = null, $blockTags = null)
     {
 		if (isset($app) && isset($sprache))
 		{
@@ -123,7 +123,19 @@ class PhrasesLib
 				
 				for ($i = 0; $i < count($result->retval); $i++)
 				{
-					$result->retval[$i]->text = $parser->textileThis($result->retval[$i]->text);
+					// If no <p> tags required
+					if ($blockTags == "no")
+					{
+						// Removes tags <p> and </p> from the beginning and from the end of the string
+						$tmpText = $parser->textileThis($result->retval[$i]->text);
+						$tmpText = substr($tmpText, 3, strlen($tmpText));
+						$tmpText = substr($tmpText, 0, strlen($tmpText) - 4);
+						$result->retval[$i]->text = $tmpText;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						$result->retval[$i]->text = $parser->textileThis($result->retval[$i]->text);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3b1f37eb5..d8469d498 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	"json-forms": "1.4.0",
     "wikimedia/composer-merge-plugin": "^1.3",
 	"fzaninotto/faker": "1.*",
-    "netcarver/textile": "3.5.*"
+    "netcarver/textile": "^3.5"
   },
   "require-dev": 
   {