diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 474d6ae..b20368a 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ def save_file(dir, name, data)
 	nname.gsub!(/</, "")
 	nname.gsub!(/©/, "(c)")
 	nname.gsub!(/®/, "(r)")
+	# XXX I really have to find something a bit more elegant for this
+	nname.gsub!(/à/, "a")
 
 	nname.sub!(/\s*$/, "")
 	nname.sub!(/^[\s\.-]*/, "")