1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/SearchIdx.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/SearchIdx.pm
index 58eccc1a..c2bf9a2d 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/SearchIdx.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/SearchIdx.pm
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ sub do_cat_mail {
          my ($git, $blob, $sizeref) = @_;
          my $mime = eval {
                  my $str = $git->cat_file($blob, $sizeref);
+                # fixup bugs from import:
+                $$str =~ s/\A[\r\n]*From [^\r\n]*\r?\n//s;
                  Email::MIME->new($str);
          };
          $@ ? undef : $mime;