diff --git a/decode.rkt b/decode.rkt
index 8186e73..c242b4c 100644
--- a/decode.rkt
+++ b/decode.rkt
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
                 '(p "\n" "foo" "\n\n" "bar" (em "\n\n\n"))))
 
 
+(define block-names block-tags)
+(define (register-block-name tag)
+  (set! block-names (cons tag block-names)))
+
 ;; is the named-xexpr a block element (as opposed to inline)
 (define/contract (block-xexpr? x)
   (any/c . -> . boolean?)
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@
   ;; todo: make sure this is what I want.
   ;; this is, however, more consistent with browser behavior
   ;; (browsers assume that tags are inline by default)
-  ((named-xexpr? x) . and . (->boolean ((named-xexpr-name x) . in . block-tags))))
+  ((named-xexpr? x) . and . (->boolean ((named-xexpr-name x) . in . block-names))))
 
 (module+ test
   (check-true (block-xexpr? '(p "foo")))
diff --git a/tests/pollen-lang-test.p b/tests/pollen-lang-test.p
index c1fbdec..23c514b 100644
--- a/tests/pollen-lang-test.p
+++ b/tests/pollen-lang-test.p
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ◊meta["metakey" "metavalue"]
 
-Hello world
+◊boqi{Hello world}
    
 ◊em{Love}
 
diff --git a/tests/requires/include-me.rkt b/tests/requires/include-me.rkt
index ff36178..5678b75 100644
--- a/tests/requires/include-me.rkt
+++ b/tests/requires/include-me.rkt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 (module+ test (require rackunit))
 
+(register-block-name 'boqi)
+
 ;; todo: contracts & unit tests
 (define/contract (meta-proc meta)
   (meta-xexpr? . -> . named-xexpr?)