diff --git a/calibre-plugin/__init__.py b/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
index b4442ae1..cfb5710b 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, 4, 3)
+    version             = (1, 4, 4)
     minimum_calibre_version = (0, 8, 30)
 
     #: This field defines the GUI plugin class that contains all the code
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fictionalleyorg.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fictionalleyorg.py
index 7eb9e37e..fba44110 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fictionalleyorg.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fictionalleyorg.py
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ class FictionAlleyOrgSiteAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
 	# our div with poor html inside the story text.
 	data = data.replace('<!-- headerend -->','<crazytagstringnobodywouldstumbleonaccidently id="storytext">').replace('<!-- footerstart -->','</crazytagstringnobodywouldstumbleonaccidently>')
         
+        # problems with some stories confusing Soup.  This is a nasty
+        # hack, but it works.
+        data = data[data.index("<crazytagstringnobodywouldstumbleonaccidently"):]
+
         soup = bs.BeautifulStoneSoup(data,
                                      selfClosingTags=('br','hr')) # otherwise soup eats the br/hr tags.
         body = soup.findAll('body') ## some stories use a nested body and body