diff --git a/libmilter.py b/libmilter.py
index 0436b69..8d7bebf 100755
--- a/libmilter.py
+++ b/libmilter.py
@@ -815,8 +815,8 @@ class MilterProtocol(object):
         data = data[0]
         rcpt = ''
         if data:
-            rcpt = data[1:-1]
-        if md.has_key('rcpt_addr'):
+            rcpt = data[2:-2]
+        elif md.has_key('rcpt_addr'):
             rcpt = md['rcpt_addr']
         if md.has_key('i'):
             self._qid = md['i']