diff --git a/calibre-plugin/__init__.py b/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
index a59cecfe..bd75cf1c 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class FanFictionDownLoaderBase(InterfaceActionBase):
     description         = 'UI plugin to download FanFiction stories from various sites.'
     supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
     author              = 'Jim Miller'
-    version             = (1, 5, 15)
+    version             = (1, 5, 16)
     minimum_calibre_version = (0, 8, 30)
 
     #: This field defines the GUI plugin class that contains all the code
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_test1.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_test1.py
index 0496227b..c6557370 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_test1.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_test1.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ br breaks<br><br>
 Puella Magi Madoka Magica/魔法少女まどか★マギカ
 <a href="http://code.google.com/p/fanficdownloader/wiki/FanFictionDownLoaderPluginWithReadingList" title="Tilt-a-Whirl by Jim &amp; Sarah, on Flickr"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/bo8eD.png"></a><br/>
 br breaks<br><br>
+Don't&#8212e;ver&#8212d;o&#8212;that&#8212a;gain, &#27861; &#xE9;
 <hr>
 horizontal rules
 <hr size=1 noshade>
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/htmlcleanup.py b/fanficdownloader/htmlcleanup.py
index 2bf42803..4dfb306c 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/htmlcleanup.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/htmlcleanup.py
@@ -19,12 +19,21 @@ import re
 
 def _unirepl(match):
     "Return the unicode string for a decimal number"
-    if match.group(1)=='x':
+    if match.group(1).startswith('x'):
         radix=16
+        s = match.group(1)[1:]
     else:
         radix=10
-    value = int(match.group(2), radix)
-    return "%s%s"%(unichr(value),match.group(3))
+        s = match.group(1)
+    try:
+        value = int(s, radix)
+        retval = "%s%s"%(unichr(value),match.group(2))
+    except:
+        # This way, at least if there's more of entities out there
+        # that fail, it doesn't blow the entire download.
+        print "Numeric entity translation failed, skipping: &#x%s%s"%(match.group(1),match.group(2))
+        retval = ""
+    return retval
 
 def _replaceNumberEntities(data):
     # The same brokenish entity parsing in SGMLParser that inserts ';'
@@ -33,7 +42,8 @@ def _replaceNumberEntities(data):
     # "Don't&#8212ever&#8212do&#8212that&#8212again," becomes
     # "Don't&#8212e;ver&#8212d;o&#8212;that&#8212a;gain,"
     # Also need to allow for 5 digit decimal entities &#27861;
-    p = re.compile(r'&#(x?)([0-9]{,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{,4})([0-9a-fA-F]*?);')
+    # Last expression didn't allow for 2 digit hex correctly: &#xE9;
+    p = re.compile(r'&#(x[0-9a-fA-F]{,4}|[0-9]{,5})([0-9a-fA-F]*?);')
     return p.sub(_unirepl, data)
 
 def _replaceNotEntities(data):