diff --git a/Readability.js b/Readability.js
index 5bec51f..d1ac582 100644
--- a/Readability.js
+++ b/Readability.js
@@ -375,8 +375,13 @@ Readability.prototype = {
         curTitle = origTitle.substring(origTitle.lastIndexOf(':') + 1);
 
         // If the title is now too short, try the first colon instead:
-        if (wordCount(curTitle) < 3)
+        if (wordCount(curTitle) < 3) {
           curTitle = origTitle.substring(origTitle.indexOf(':') + 1);
+          // But if we have too many words before the colon there's something weird
+          // with the titles and the H tags so let's just use the original title instead
+        } else if (wordCount(origTitle.substr(0, origTitle.indexOf(':'))) > 5) {
+          curTitle = origTitle;
+        }
       }
     } else if (curTitle.length > 150 || curTitle.length < 15) {
       var hOnes = doc.getElementsByTagName('h1');