diff --git a/iwla.py b/iwla.py
index 6f26656..75b34f1 100755
--- a/iwla.py
+++ b/iwla.py
@@ -818,12 +818,15 @@ class IWLA(object):
         for l in _file:
             # print "line " + l
 
-            groups = self.log_re.match(l)
+            sanitized = l.replace('<', '')
+            sanitized = sanitized.replace('>', '')
+            
+            groups = self.log_re.match(sanitized)
 
             if groups:
                 self._newHit(groups.groupdict(""))
             else:
-                self.logger.warning("No match for %s" % (l))
+                self.logger.warning("No match for %s" % (sanitized))
                 #break
 
         if self.analyse_started: