diff --git a/lib/services/menu.service.spec.ts b/lib/services/menu.service.spec.ts
index 3596fede..20f728eb 100644
--- a/lib/services/menu.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/services/menu.service.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Hash } from './hash.service';
 import { LazyTasksService } from '../shared/components/LazyFor/lazy-for';
 import { ScrollService  } from './scroll.service';
 import { SchemaHelper } from './schema-helper.service';
-import { SpecManager } from '../utils/spec-manager';;
+import { SpecManager } from '../utils/spec-manager';
 
 describe('Menu service', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/lib/utils/md-renderer.spec.ts b/lib/utils/md-renderer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffd1efe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/md-renderer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import { MdRenderer } from '../../lib/utils/md-renderer';
+
+describe('Utils', () => {
+  describe('Markdown renderer', () => {
+    let mdRender;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mdRender = new MdRenderer();
+    });
+    it('should return a level-1 heading even though level-2 is passed', () => {
+      mdRender.renderMd('## Sub Intro');
+      expect(mdRender.firstLevelHeadings.length).toEqual(1);
+      expect(mdRender.firstLevelHeadings).toEqual(['Sub Intro']);
+    });
+    it('should return a level-1 heading and a level-2', () => {
+      mdRender.renderMd('# Introduction \n ## Sub Intro');
+      expect(mdRender.firstLevelHeadings.length).toEqual(1);
+      expect(mdRender.firstLevelHeadings).toEqual(['Introduction']);
+      expect(mdRender.secondLevelHeadings).toEqual(['Introduction/Sub Intro']);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/utils/md-renderer.ts b/lib/utils/md-renderer.ts
index d4c6ab0d..0b9124be 100644
--- a/lib/utils/md-renderer.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/md-renderer.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const md = new Remarkable({
   highlight: (str, lang) => {
     if (lang === 'json') lang = 'js';
     let grammar = Prism.languages[lang];
-    //fallback to clike
+    // fallback to click
     if (!grammar) return str;
     return Prism.highlight(str, grammar);
   }
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ export class MdRenderer {
       return this._origRules.open(tokens, idx);
     } else {
       let content = tokens[idx + 1].content;
+      // if no h1 1st, convert h2 to h1
+      if (this.firstLevelHeadings.length === 0 && tokens[idx].hLevel !== 1 ) {
+        tokens[idx].hLevel = 1;
+      }
       if (tokens[idx].hLevel === 1 ) {
         this.currentTopHeading = this.saveHeading(content);;
         let id = this.currentTopHeading.id;
diff --git a/tests/unit/SpecManager.spec.ts b/tests/unit/SpecManager.spec.ts
index 935d73fd..942fd9f8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/SpecManager.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/SpecManager.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
 
     it('load should reject promise for invalid url', (done)=> {
       specMgr.load('/nonexisting/schema.json').then(() => {
-        throw new Error('Succees handler should not be called');
+        throw new Error('Success handler should not be called');
       }, () => {
         done();
       });