If the page text conatins foot notes (<ref>a</ref>) and the references-Tag is missing no sections are displayed on api output using the parse module:

not working example without refrerences-Tag: http://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=User:Merlissimo/Sandbox3&prop=sections

working example: http://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=User:Merlissimo/Sandbox4&prop=sections

diff: http://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=75293&oldid=75294

Version: unspecified
Severity: major
URL: http://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=User:Merlissimo/Sandbox3&prop=sections