diff --git a/src/all/mmrcms/build.gradle b/src/all/mmrcms/build.gradle
index 34fcba5ed..f93fff640 100644
--- a/src/all/mmrcms/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/mmrcms/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ext {
     extName = 'My Manga Reader CMS (Many sources)'
     pkgNameSuffix = 'all.mmrcms'
     extClass = '.MyMangaReaderCMSSources'
-    extVersionCode = 44
+    extVersionCode = 45
     libVersion = '1.2'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/mmrcms/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mmrcms/MyMangaReaderCMSSource.kt b/src/all/mmrcms/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mmrcms/MyMangaReaderCMSSource.kt
index cd0e3ea65..2df668005 100644
--- a/src/all/mmrcms/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mmrcms/MyMangaReaderCMSSource.kt
+++ b/src/all/mmrcms/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mmrcms/MyMangaReaderCMSSource.kt
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ class MyMangaReaderCMSSource(
     private fun chapterListSelector() = "ul[class^=chapters] > li:not(.btn), table.table tr"
     // Some websites add characters after "chapters" thus the need of checking classes that starts with "chapters"
 
+    /**
+     * titleWrapper can have multiple "a" elements, filter to the first that contains letters (i.e. not "" or # as is possible)
+     */
+    private val urlRegex = Regex("""[a-zA-z]""")
+
     /**
      * Returns a chapter from the given element.
      *
@@ -291,7 +296,9 @@ class MyMangaReaderCMSSource(
         try {
             val titleWrapper = element.select("[class^=chapter-title-rtl]").first()
             // Some websites add characters after "..-rtl" thus the need of checking classes that starts with that
-            val url = titleWrapper.getElementsByTag("a").attr("href")
+            val url = titleWrapper.getElementsByTag("a")
+                .first { it.attr("href").contains(urlRegex) }
+                .attr("href")
 
             // Ensure chapter actually links to a manga
             // Some websites use the chapters box to link to post announcements
@@ -327,7 +334,7 @@ class MyMangaReaderCMSSource(
 
     private fun parseDate(dateText: String): Long {
         return try {
-            DATE_FORMAT.parse(dateText).time
+            DATE_FORMAT.parse(dateText)?.time ?: 0
         } catch (e: ParseException) {
             0L
         }