diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/chan.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/chan.py
index 2d3b9936..236e1ada 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/chan.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/chan.py
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ class ChanExtractor(Extractor):
         """Return thread title from first post"""
         if "sub" in post:
             return post["sub"]
-        return text.remove_html(post["com"])[:50]
+        return text.unescape(text.remove_html(post["com"]))[:50]