diff --git a/src/js/plyr.js b/src/js/plyr.js
index fce746db..2f50bb69 100644
--- a/src/js/plyr.js
+++ b/src/js/plyr.js
@@ -820,15 +820,21 @@
         }
 
         // Utilities for caption time codes
-        function _timecodeMin(tc) {
+        function _timecodeCommon(tc, pos) {
             var tcpair = [];
             tcpair = tc.split(' --> ');
-            return _subTcSecs(tcpair[0]);
+            for(var i = 0; i < tcpair.length; i++) {
+                // WebVTT allows for extra meta data after the timestamp line
+                // So get rid of this if it exists
+                tcpair[i] = tcpair[i].replace(/(\d+:\d+:\d+\.\d+).*/, "$1");
+            }
+            return _subTcSecs(tcpair[pos]);
+        }
+        function _timecodeMin(tc) {
+            return _timecodeCommon(tc, 0);
         }
         function _timecodeMax(tc) {
-            var tcpair = [];
-            tcpair = tc.split(' --> ');
-            return _subTcSecs(tcpair[1]);
+            return _timecodeCommon(tc, 1);
         }
         function _subTcSecs(tc) {
             if (tc === null || tc === undefined) {