diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
index a61ba640..7d8d08c7 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Module.register("newsfeed",{
 		updateInterval: 10 * 1000,
 		animationSpeed: 2.5 * 1000,
 		maxNewsItems: 0, // 0 for unlimited
-		removeStartTags: false,
-		removeEndTags: false,
+		removeStartTags: '',
+		removeEndTags: '',
 		startTags: [],
 		endTags: []
 		
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Module.register("newsfeed",{
 
 			//Remove selected tags from the beginning of rss feed items (title or description)
 
-			if (this.config.removeStartTags) {
+			if (this.config.removeStartTags == 'title' || 'both') {
 				
 				for (f=0; f<this.config.startTags.length;f++) {
 					if (this.newsItems[this.activeItem].title.slice(0,this.config.startTags[f].length) == this.config.startTags[f]) {
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ Module.register("newsfeed",{
 						}
 				}
 				
+			}
+				
+			if (this.config.removeStartTags == 'description' || 'both') {
+				
 				if (this.config.showDescription) {
 					for (f=0; f<this.config.startTags.length;f++) {
 						if (this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description.slice(0,this.config.startTags[f].length) == this.config.startTags[f]) {