diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_squidgeorgpeja.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_squidgeorgpeja.py
index be6a24e9..07d86989 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_squidgeorgpeja.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_squidgeorgpeja.py
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class SquidgeOrgPejaAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
                 #self.story.setMetadata('description',stripHTML(svalue))
 
             if 'Rated' in label:
+                if value.endswith("["):
+                    value = value[:-1]
                 self.story.setMetadata('rating', value)
 
             if 'Characters' in label: