diff --git a/pelican/tests/content/wordpressexport-notitle.xml b/pelican/tests/content/wordpressexport-notitle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81c1d90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pelican/tests/content/wordpressexport-notitle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<!-- This is a WordPress eXtended RSS file generated by WordPress as an export of your site. -->
+<!-- It contains information about your site's posts, pages, comments, categories, and other content. -->
+<!-- You may use this file to transfer that content from one site to another. -->
+<!-- This file is not intended to serve as a complete backup of your site. -->
+
+<!-- To import this information into a WordPress site follow these steps: -->
+<!-- 1. Log in to that site as an administrator. -->
+<!-- 2. Go to Tools: Import in the WordPress admin panel. -->
+<!-- 3. Install the "WordPress" importer from the list. -->
+<!-- 4. Activate & Run Importer. -->
+<!-- 5. Upload this file using the form provided on that page. -->
+<!-- 6. You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users -->
+<!--    on the site. For each author, you may choose to map to an -->
+<!--    existing user on the site or to create a new user. -->
+<!-- 7. WordPress will then import each of the posts, pages, comments, categories, etc. -->
+<!--    contained in this file into your site. -->
+
+<!-- generator="WordPress/3.3.1" created="2012-05-13 01:13" -->
+<rss version="2.0"
+    xmlns:excerpt="http://wordpress.org/export/1.1/excerpt/"
+    xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
+    xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
+    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+    xmlns:wp="http://wordpress.org/export/1.1/"
+>
+
+<channel>
+    <title>Pelican test channel</title>
+    <link>http://thisisa.test</link>
+    <description>Not a real feed, just for test</description>
+    <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
+    <language>en</language>
+    <wp:wxr_version>1.1</wp:wxr_version>
+    <wp:base_site_url>http://thisisa.test</wp:base_site_url>
+    <wp:base_blog_url>http://thisisa.test</wp:base_blog_url>
+
+    <wp:author><wp:author_id>2</wp:author_id><wp:author_login>Bob</wp:author_login><wp:author_email>bob@thisisa.test</wp:author_email><wp:author_display_name><![CDATA[Bob]]></wp:author_display_name><wp:author_first_name><![CDATA[Bob]]></wp:author_first_name><wp:author_last_name><![CDATA[]]></wp:author_last_name></wp:author>
+    <wp:author><wp:author_id>3</wp:author_id><wp:author_login>Jonh</wp:author_login><wp:author_email>jonh@thisisa.test</wp:author_email><wp:author_display_name><![CDATA[Jonh]]></wp:author_display_name><wp:author_first_name><![CDATA[Jonh]]></wp:author_first_name><wp:author_last_name><![CDATA[]]></wp:author_last_name></wp:author>
+
+    <wp:category><wp:term_id>7</wp:term_id><wp:category_nicename>categ-1</wp:category_nicename><wp:category_parent></wp:category_parent><wp:cat_name><![CDATA[Category 1]]></wp:cat_name></wp:category>
+    <wp:category><wp:term_id>11</wp:term_id><wp:category_nicename>categ-2</wp:category_nicename><wp:category_parent></wp:category_parent><wp:cat_name><![CDATA[Category 2]]></wp:cat_name></wp:category>
+    <wp:category><wp:term_id>1</wp:term_id><wp:category_nicename>uncategorized</wp:category_nicename><wp:category_parent></wp:category_parent><wp:cat_name><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></wp:cat_name></wp:category>
+    <wp:category><wp:term_id>15</wp:term_id><wp:category_nicename>categ-3</wp:category_nicename><wp:category_parent></wp:category_parent><wp:cat_name><![CDATA[Category 3]]></wp:cat_name></wp:category>
+    <wp:tag><wp:term_id>25</wp:term_id><wp:tag_slug>tag-1</wp:tag_slug><wp:tag_name><![CDATA[tag 1]]></wp:tag_name></wp:tag>
+    <wp:tag><wp:term_id>122</wp:term_id><wp:tag_slug>tag2</wp:tag_slug><wp:tag_name><![CDATA[Tag2]]></wp:tag_name></wp:tag>
+    <wp:tag><wp:term_id>68</wp:term_id><wp:tag_slug>tag-3</wp:tag_slug><wp:tag_name><![CDATA[Tag 3]]></wp:tag_name></wp:tag>
+
+    <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
+
+    <item>
+        <link>http://thisisa.test/contact/</link>
+        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
+        <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
+        <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisisa.test/?page_id=334</guid>
+        <description></description>
+        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
+tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
+quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
+consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
+cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
+proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.]]></content:encoded>
+        <excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[]]></excerpt:encoded>
+        <wp:post_id>334</wp:post_id>
+        <wp:post_date>2012-04-11 06:38:08</wp:post_date>
+        <wp:post_date_gmt>2012-04-11 11:38:08</wp:post_date_gmt>
+        <wp:comment_status>open</wp:comment_status>
+        <wp:ping_status>open</wp:ping_status>
+        <wp:post_name>contact</wp:post_name>
+        <wp:status>publish</wp:status>
+        <wp:post_parent>0</wp:post_parent>
+        <wp:menu_order>0</wp:menu_order>
+        <wp:post_type>page</wp:post_type>
+        <wp:post_password></wp:post_password>
+        <wp:is_sticky>0</wp:is_sticky>
+        <wp:postmeta>
+            <wp:meta_key>sharing_disabled</wp:meta_key>
+            <wp:meta_value><![CDATA[1]]></wp:meta_value>
+        </wp:postmeta>
+        <wp:postmeta>
+            <wp:meta_key>_wp_page_template</wp:meta_key>
+            <wp:meta_value><![CDATA[default]]></wp:meta_value>
+        </wp:postmeta>
+        <wp:postmeta>
+            <wp:meta_key>_edit_last</wp:meta_key>
+            <wp:meta_value><![CDATA[3]]></wp:meta_value>
+        </wp:postmeta>
+    </item>
+</channel>
+</rss>
diff --git a/pelican/tests/test_importer.py b/pelican/tests/test_importer.py
index 53809e7e..5e90dd7b 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/test_importer.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/test_importer.py
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function
 import os
 import re
 
-from pelican.tools.pelican_import import wp2fields, fields2pelican, decode_wp_content
+from pelican.tools.pelican_import import (wp2fields,
+                                          fields2pelican, decode_wp_content)
+
 from pelican.tests.support import (unittest, temporary_folder, mute,
                                    skipIfNoExecutable)
 
 CUR_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 WORDPRESS_XML_SAMPLE = os.path.join(CUR_DIR, 'content', 'wordpressexport.xml')
+WORDPRESS_XML_SAMPLE_NO_TITLE = os.path.join(CUR_DIR, 'content', 'wordpressexport-notitle.xml')
+
 WORDPRESS_ENCODED_CONTENT_SAMPLE = os.path.join(CUR_DIR,
                                                 'content',
                                                 'wordpress_content_encoded')
@@ -122,3 +126,21 @@ class TestWordpressXmlImporter(unittest.TestCase):
             sample_line = re.search(r'-   This is a code sample', md).group(0)
             code_line = re.search(r'\s+a = \[1, 2, 3\]', md).group(0)
             self.assertTrue(sample_line.rindex('This') < code_line.rindex('a'))
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(BeautifulSoup, 'Needs BeautifulSoup module')
+class TestWordpressXmlImporter_OtherCases(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_no_title(self):
+        self.posts = list(wp2fields(WORDPRESS_XML_SAMPLE_NO_TITLE))
+
+        # format of each tuple in self.posts:
+        # (title, content, filename, date, author, categories, tags, kind, "wp-html")
+        first_post = self.posts[0]
+        self.assertEqual('No title [contact]', first_post[0]) # title
+        self.assertEqual('contact', first_post[2]) # filename
+        self.assertEqual('2012-04-11 06:38', first_post[3]) # date - '2012-04-11 06:38'
+        self.assertEqual('bob', first_post[4]) # author - bob
+        self.assertEqual([], first_post[5]) # categories []
+        self.assertEqual([], first_post[6]) # tags []
+        self.assertEqual('page', first_post[7]) # kind
diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
index 46410c13..042773f4 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def wp2fields(xml):
             try:
                 # Use HTMLParser due to issues with BeautifulSoup 3
                 title = HTMLParser().unescape(item.title.contents[0])
-            except IndexError:
+            except (AttributeError, NameError):
                 title = 'No title [%s]' % item.find('post_name').string
                 logger.warn('Post "%s" is lacking a proper title' % title)