diff --git a/parseany.go b/parseany.go
index 253849f..cc065dc 100644
--- a/parseany.go
+++ b/parseany.go
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ iterRunes:
 					p.set(0, "Jan")
 				} else if i == 4 {
 					// gross
-					datestr = datestr[0:i-1] + datestr[i+1:]
+					datestr = datestr[0:i-1] + datestr[i:]
 					return parseTime(datestr, loc)
 				} else {
 					return nil, unknownErr(datestr)
diff --git a/parseany_test.go b/parseany_test.go
index 25f3410..398c241 100644
--- a/parseany_test.go
+++ b/parseany_test.go
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ var testParseFormat = []dateTest{
 	{in: "5,000-9,999", err: true},
 	//
 	{in: "oct 7, 1970", out: "Jan 2, 2006"},
+	{in: "sept. 7, 1970", out: "Jan. 2, 2006"},
 	// 03 February 2013
 	{in: "03 February 2013", out: "02 January 2006"},
 	// 13:31:51.999 -07:00 MST