diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java
index 4a1d4c8a0e..c12e791a2e 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public class TextRun
 		}
 		
 		// Create a new one at the right size
-		_styleAtom = new StyleTextPropAtom(getRawText().length());
+		_styleAtom = new StyleTextPropAtom(getRawText().length() + 1);
 		
 		// Use the TextHeader atom to get at the parent
 		RecordContainer runAtomsParent = _headerAtom.getParentRecord();
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java
index f891bc159a..2223a7ee03 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ public class StyleTextPropAtom extends RecordAtom
 
 		// While we have text in need of paragraph stylings, go ahead and
 		// grok the contents as paragraph formatting data
-		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < size) {
+        int prsize = size;
+		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < prsize) {
 			// First up, fetch the number of characters this applies to
 			int textLen = LittleEndian.getInt(rawContents,pos);
 			textHandled += textLen;
@@ -250,11 +251,21 @@ public class StyleTextPropAtom extends RecordAtom
 
 			// Save this properties set
 			paragraphStyles.add(thisCollection);
+
+            // Handle extra 1 paragraph styles at the end
+            if(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled == size) {
+                prsize++;
+            }
+
 		}
+        if (rawContents.length > 0 && textHandled != (size+1)){
+            System.err.println("Problem reading paragraph style runs: textHandled = " + textHandled + ", text.size+1 = " + (size+1));
+        }
 
 		// Now do the character stylings
 		textHandled = 0;
-		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < size) {
+        int chsize = size;
+		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < chsize) {
 			// First up, fetch the number of characters this applies to
 			int textLen = LittleEndian.getInt(rawContents,pos);
 			textHandled += textLen;
@@ -279,9 +290,12 @@ public class StyleTextPropAtom extends RecordAtom
 			
 			// Handle extra 1 char styles at the end
 			if(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled == size) {
-				size++;
+				chsize++;
 			}
 		}
+        if (rawContents.length > 0 && textHandled != (size+1)){
+            System.err.println("Problem reading character style runs: textHandled = " + textHandled + ", text.size+1 = " + (size+1));
+        }
 
 		// Handle anything left over
 		if(pos < rawContents.length) {
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java
index 1faae21d8e..674da9d175 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class TestStyleTextPropAtom extends TestCase {
       00, 00, 0x04, 00, // font.color only
       0xFF-256, 0x33, 00, 0xFE-256 // red
 	};
-	private int data_a_text_len = 54;
+	private int data_a_text_len = 0x36-1;
 
 	/** 
 	 * From a real file: 4 paragraphs with text in 4 different styles:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class TestStyleTextPropAtom extends TestCase {
 		28, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
 		3, 0, 1, 0, 24, 0
 	};
-	private int data_c_text_len = 123;
+	private int data_c_text_len = 123-1;
 
 	
     public void testRecordType() throws Exception {