diff --git a/w2v-server.pl b/w2v-server.pl
index 402a0d5..58a93f6 100755
--- a/w2v-server.pl
+++ b/w2v-server.pl
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@
     while((c = *w++) && !garbage[i]) {
       if( ((c <= 90 && c >= 65) && (previous >= 97 && previous <= 122)) || 
           (previous == '-' && (c & 32)) ||
-          (previous == 0xc2 && (c == 0xa4 || c == 0xb6 ))
+          (previous == 0xc2 && (c == 0xa4 || c == 0xb6 )) ||
+          c == '<'
         ) {
         garbage[i]=1;
         continue;