diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/resources.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/resources.pyj
index a8d441a08e..afce0a48a5 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/resources.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/resources.pyj
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def text_from_serialized_html(data):
         for child in serialized_data.tree.c:
             if child.n is 'body':
                 stack.push(child)
-    ignore_text = {'script':True, 'style':True}
+    ignore_text = {'script':True, 'style':True, 'title': True}
     while stack.length:
         node = stack.pop()
         if jstype(node) is 'string':
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ def text_from_serialized_html(data):
             src = tag_map[node[0]]
         else:
             src = node
-        if not ignore_text[src.n] and src.x:
+        if src.n and not ignore_text[src.n] and src.x:
             ans.push(src.x)
         if src.l:
             stack.push(src.l)