diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e5f06c298..c7b7dd6f2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2006-11-08  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/date_test.py: Correct import of Date object
+	* src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py: Fix parsing of baptism date
 
 2006-11-08  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: add toolbar buttons, catch edit
diff --git a/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py b/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
index a78100600..66fcf2fe9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
+++ b/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class GeneWebParser:
                 idx += 1
             elif fields[idx][0] == '!':
                 self.debug("Baptize at: %s" % fields[idx])
-                bapt_date = self.parse_date(self.decode(fields[idx]))
+                bapt_date = self.parse_date(self.decode(fields[idx][1:]))
                 idx += 1
             elif fields[idx] == '#bp':
                 idx += 1