diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_mail.py b/openerp/tests/test_mail.py
index f3d327b0281..fd27ebdf833 100755
--- a/openerp/tests/test_mail.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_mail.py
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ class TestCleaner(unittest2.TestCase):
         for ext in test_mail_examples.THUNDERBIRD_1_OUT:
             self.assertNotIn(ext, new_html, 'html_email_cleaner did not erase signature / quoted content')
 
+    def test_70_read_more(self):
+        new_html = html_email_clean(test_mail_examples.BUG1, remove=True, shorten=True, max_length=100)
+        for ext in test_mail_examples.BUG_1_IN:
+            self.assertIn(ext, new_html, 'html_email_cleaner wrongly removed valid content')
+        for ext in test_mail_examples.BUG_1_OUT:
+            self.assertNotIn(ext, new_html, 'html_email_cleaner did not removed invalid content')
+
     def test_90_misc(self):
         # False boolean for text must return empty string
         new_html = html_email_clean(False)
diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_mail_examples.py b/openerp/tests/test_mail_examples.py
index 7631a28e662..9ad058c380b 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/test_mail_examples.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_mail_examples.py
@@ -637,3 +637,59 @@ MSOFFICE_3 = """<div>
 
 MSOFFICE_3_IN = ['I saw your boss yesterday']
 MSOFFICE_3_OUT = ['I noticed you recently downloaded OpenERP.', 'You indicated that you wish', 'Belgium: +32.81.81.37.00']
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test cases coming from bugs
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# bug: read more not apparent, strange message in read more span
+BUG1 = """<pre>Hi Migration Team,
+
+Paragraph 1, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
+
+Paragraph 2, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
+
+Paragraph 3, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
+blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
+
+Thanks.
+
+Regards,
+
+-- 
+Olivier Laurent
+Migration Manager
+OpenERP SA
+Chaussée de Namur, 40
+B-1367 Gérompont
+Tel: +32.81.81.37.00
+Web: http://www.openerp.com</pre>"""
+
+BUG_1_IN = [
+    'Hi Migration Team',
+    'Paragraph 1'
+]
+BUG_1_OUT = [
+    'Olivier Laurent',
+    'Chaussée de Namur',
+    '81.81.37.00',
+    'openerp.com',
+]
diff --git a/openerp/tools/mail.py b/openerp/tools/mail.py
index 98f8869f85c..879e25171be 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/mail.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/mail.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def html_email_clean(html, remove=False, shorten=False, max_length=300):
 
     # form node and tag text-based quotes and signature
     quote_tags = re.compile(r'(\n(>)+[^\n\r]*)')
-    signature = re.compile(r'([-]{2,}[\s]?[\r\n]{1,2}[^.]+)')
+    signature = re.compile(r'([-]{2,}[\s]?[\r\n]{1,2}[\s\S]+)')
     for node in root.getiterator():
         _tag_matching_regex_in_text(quote_tags, node, 'span', {'text_quote': '1'})
         _tag_matching_regex_in_text(signature, node, 'span', {'text_signature': '1'})
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ def html_email_clean(html, remove=False, shorten=False, max_length=300):
             # create outertext node
             new_node = _create_node('span', outertext[stop_idx:])
             # add newly created nodes in dom
-            node.addnext(new_node)
-            node.addnext(read_more_node)
+            node.append(read_more_node)
             # tag node
             new_node.set('in_overlength', '1')