diff --git a/comicapi/comicinfoxml.py b/comicapi/comicinfoxml.py
index 646d032..86e5d26 100644
--- a/comicapi/comicinfoxml.py
+++ b/comicapi/comicinfoxml.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ComicInfoXml:
         md.year = utils.xlate(get('Year'), True)
         md.month = utils.xlate(get('Month'), True)
         md.day = utils.xlate(get('Day'), True)
-        md.seriesYear = utils.xlate('SeriesYear', True)
+        md.seriesYear = utils.xlate(get('SeriesYear'), True)
         md.publisher = utils.xlate(get('Publisher'))
         md.imprint = utils.xlate(get('Imprint'))
         md.genre = utils.xlate(get('Genre'))
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py b/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
index c9c3d05..aa178ef 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ class TaggerWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         assignText(self.lePubMonth, md.month)
         assignText(self.lePubYear, md.year)
         assignText(self.lePubDay, md.day)
-        assignText(self.leSeriesPubYear, str(md.seriesYear or "").lstrip("0"))
+        assignText(self.leSeriesPubYear, md.seriesYear)
         assignText(self.leGenre, md.genre)
         assignText(self.leImprint, md.imprint)
         assignText(self.teComments, md.comments)