diff --git a/source/_static/code/fasta_object.py b/source/_static/code/fasta_object.py
index 09c7b878053b8f4362e7b596e14c54367c775489..7d4deba6c8248e19cf0d43b1c6fd4c1434174b6f 100644
--- a/source/_static/code/fasta_object.py
+++ b/source/_static/code/fasta_object.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class FastaParser(object):
         :type line: string
         """
         header = line.split()
-        self._current_id = header[0]
+        self._current_id = header[0][1:]
         self._current_comment = ' '.join(header[1:])
         self._current_sequence = ''