1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py
index c5ea746..1c596ab 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-#~ from .. import documents
-#~ from .. import results
 from .. import lists
-#~ from .xmlparser import node_types
-#~ 
+
 
 def read_footnotes_xml_element(element):
-    return lists.map(
-        _read_footnote_element,
+    footnote_elements = lists.filter(
+        _is_footnote_element,
         element.find_children("w:footnote"),
     )
-        
+    return lists.map(_read_footnote_element, footnote_elements)
+
+
+def _is_footnote_element(element):
+    return element.attributes.get("w:type") not in ["continuationSeparator", "separator"]
+
 
 def _read_footnote_element(element):
     return FootnoteElement(element.attributes["w:id"], element.children)