Macro IF statment causes HTML to render as literal string

The below snippet code in an email template renders the HTML tags in the email that is sent. Other HTML is rendered fine outside of the if statement.How can I get it to render Raw I guess?{% if (promoID == 1) { %} @p@Dear RECIPIENT_NAME,@/p@ @p@Now is the time to begin preparing for the {% strSpecialsOrderStart %} - {% strPromoName %} by working with your representative@/p@ {% } %}