diff --git a/calibre-plugin/__init__.py b/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
index 18a84c4..e12608d 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, 41)
+    version             = (1, 5, 42)
     minimum_calibre_version = (0, 8, 30)
 
     #: This field defines the GUI plugin class that contains all the code
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fanfictionnet.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fanfictionnet.py
index 417986d..981119a 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fanfictionnet.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_fanfictionnet.py
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ class FanFictionNetSiteAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
             self.story.extendList('genre',genrelist)
             metalist=metalist[1:]
 
+        donechars = False
         while len(metalist) > 0:
-            if  metalist[0].startswith('Reviews') or metalist[0].startswith('Chapters') or metalist[0].startswith('Status'):
+            if  metalist[0].startswith('Reviews') or metalist[0].startswith('Chapters') or metalist[0].startswith('Status') or metalist[0].startswith('id:'):
                 pass
             elif  metalist[0].startswith('Updated'):
                 self.story.setMetadata('dateUpdated',makeDate(metalist[0].split(':')[1].strip(), '%m-%d-%y'))
@@ -191,9 +192,9 @@ class FanFictionNetSiteAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
                 self.story.setMetadata('datePublished',makeDate(metalist[0].split(':')[1].strip(), '%m-%d-%y'))
             elif  metalist[0].startswith('Words'):
                 self.story.setMetadata('numWords',metalist[0].split(':')[1].strip())
-                pass
-            else:
+            elif not donechars:
                 self.story.extendList('characters',metalist[0].split('&'))
+                donechars = True
             metalist=metalist[1:]
 
         # next might be characters, otherwise Reviews, Updated, Published, Words