diff --git a/lib/svtplay_dl/subtitle/__init__.py b/lib/svtplay_dl/subtitle/__init__.py
index 8d700c4..04a3b27 100644
--- a/lib/svtplay_dl/subtitle/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/svtplay_dl/subtitle/__init__.py
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ def tt_text(node, data):
 
 
 def strdate(datestring):
-    match = re.search(r"^((\d+:\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?(\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?) --> ((\d+:\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?(\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?)$", datestring)
+    match = re.search(r"^((\d+:\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?(\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?) --> ((\d+:\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?(\d+:\d+[\.,]*[0-9]*)?)[ ]*", datestring)
+    if match and match.group(5) is None and match.group(6) is not None:
+        return None
     return match
 
 
diff --git a/lib/svtplay_dl/tests/test_stream.py b/lib/svtplay_dl/tests/test_stream.py
index a92352c..acb28d0 100644
--- a/lib/svtplay_dl/tests/test_stream.py
+++ b/lib/svtplay_dl/tests/test_stream.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class streamSubtile(unittest.TestCase):
             subtitle(config, "wrst", "http://example.com", subfix="no"),
         ]
         subs = subtitle_filter(test_subs)
-        assert len(subs) == 4
+        assert len(subs) == 3
 
     def test_subtitleFilter3(self):
         config = setup_defaults()
@@ -200,4 +200,4 @@ class streamSubtile(unittest.TestCase):
             subtitle(config, "wrst", "http://example.com", subfix="no"),
         ]
         subs = subtitle_filter(test_subs)
-        assert len(subs) == 3
+        assert len(subs) == 2