diff --git a/sendmailanalyzer b/sendmailanalyzer
index 42cabb4..1f346e2 100755
--- a/sendmailanalyzer
+++ b/sendmailanalyzer
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ sub edecode
 	my ($addr) = @_;
 
 	# First remove any bounce address tag validation if any
-	$addr =~ s/^prvs=[^=]+=//;
+	$addr =~ s/^[<]?prvs=[^=]+=//;
 
 	if ($addr =~ /=\?[^\?]+\?(.)\?(.*)?=/s) {
 		if (uc($1) eq 'B') {