diff --git a/core/modules/deserializers.js b/core/modules/deserializers.js
index 89584c9ce..c976459ee 100644
--- a/core/modules/deserializers.js
+++ b/core/modules/deserializers.js
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ var parseTiddlerDiv = function(text /* [,fields] */) {
 			// Extract the text
 			result.text = text.substring(match.index + match[0].length,endMatch.index);
 			// Process the attributes
-			var attrRegExp = /\s*([^=\s]+)\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"/gi,
+			var attrRegExp = /\s*([^=\s]+)\s*=\s*(?:"([^"]*)"|'([^']*)')/gi,
 				attrMatch;
 			do {
 				attrMatch = attrRegExp.exec(match[1]);
 				if(attrMatch) {
 					var name = attrMatch[1];
-					var value = attrMatch[2];
+					var value = attrMatch[2] || attrMatch[3];
 					result[name] = value;
 				}
 			} while(attrMatch);