diff --git a/inc/display.php b/inc/display.php
index 7f0226d4..b8a91676 100644
--- a/inc/display.php
+++ b/inc/display.php
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 	
 	function truncate($body, $url, $max_lines = false, $max_chars = false) {
 		global $config;
+		
 		if($max_lines === false)
 			$max_lines = $config['body_truncate'];
 		if($max_chars === false)
@@ -192,11 +193,18 @@
 					}
 				}
 				
+				// remove broken HTML entity at the end (if existent)
+				$body = preg_replace('/&[^;]+$/', '', $body);
+				
 				// Close any open tags
 				foreach($tags as &$tag) {
 					$body .= "</{$tag}>";
 				}
+			} else {
+				// remove broken HTML entity at the end (if existent)
+				$body = preg_replace('/&[^;]+$/', '', $body);
 			}
+			
 			$body .= '<span class="toolong">Post too long. Click <a href="' . $url . '">here</a> to view the full text.</span>';
 		}