diff --git a/renamer.py b/renamer.py
index ef4a01a..f1a77a4 100755
--- a/renamer.py
+++ b/renamer.py
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ def parse_title(title):
 
     chunk_values = filter(None, re.split(SEPARATORS, title))
 
-    # remove non-word chunks (like single hyphens)
-    chunk_values = list(filter(lambda ch: re.search(r"\w+", ch), chunk_values))
+    # remove non-word chunks (like single hyphens), but leave ampersands (&)
+    chunk_values = list(filter(lambda ch: re.search(r"(\w|&)+", ch), chunk_values))
 
     # parse each chunk
     chunk_map = []
diff --git a/tests/test_parsing.py b/tests/test_parsing.py
index fc6e20b..bdb235f 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsing.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ class TestCornerCases(unittest.TestCase):
             },
         )
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_ampersand_in_title(self):
         title = "Me.Myself.&.Irene.2000.720p.BluRay.4xRus.Ukr.Eng"
         res = parse_title(title)