diff --git a/tcparser.py b/tcparser.py
index 033b2cd..707ad93 100644
--- a/tcparser.py
+++ b/tcparser.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import json
 import datetime
 import sys
+import re
 
 import glob
 
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ def getLibrary(path, lastUpdate):
         for j in i.iterfind('tellico:publisher', namespace):
             newbook['publisher'] = j.text
         for j in i.iterfind('tellico:pub_year', namespace):
-            newbook['year'] = int(j.text)
+            match = re.search('[0-9]{4}', j.text)
+            newbook['year'] = int(match.group())
         for j in i.iterfind('tellico:isbn', namespace):
             newbook['isbn'] = j.text.replace('-', '')
         for j in i.iterfind('tellico:pages', namespace):