diff --git a/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/model/Smart.java b/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/model/Smart.java
index b49f3a1..f3f50a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/model/Smart.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/model/Smart.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.leolo.nrdatad.model;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.leolo.nrdatad.util.JSONUtil;
 
 public class Smart {
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ public class Smart {
         smart.toBerth = obj.optString("TOBERTH");
         smart.fromLine = obj.optString("FROMLINE");
         smart.toLine = obj.optString("TOLINE");
-        smart.berthOffset = obj.optInt("BERTHOFFSET");
+        smart.berthOffset = JSONUtil.parseInt(obj.optString("BERTHOFFSET"));
         smart.platform = obj.optString("PLATFORM");
         smart.event = SmartEvent.parseCode(obj.optString("EVENT"));
         smart.route = obj.optString("ROUTE");
@@ -152,4 +153,6 @@ public class Smart {
         smart.comment = obj.optString("COMMENT");
         return smart;
     }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/util/JSONUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/util/JSONUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4bce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/util/JSONUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.leolo.nrdatad.util;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+public class JSONUtil {
+
+    static Logger log = LogManager.getLogger();
+
+    public static int parseInt(String val){
+        if (val.startsWith("+")) {
+            return Integer.parseInt(val.substring(1));
+        }
+        return Integer.parseInt(val);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/ReferenceDataParserTest.java b/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/ReferenceDataParserTest.java
index 164f14a..63662ec 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/ReferenceDataParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/ReferenceDataParserTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ReferenceDataParserTest {
         assertEquals("", smart.getRoute());
         assertEquals("", smart.getFromLine());
         assertEquals("IH", smart.getTd());
-        assertEquals("01/12/2018", smart.getComment());
+        assertEquals("02/12/2018", smart.getComment());
         assertEquals("NAIRN", smart.getStationName());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/UtilTest.java b/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/UtilTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d18b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/leolo/nrdatad/UtilTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.leolo.nrdatad;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.leolo.nrdatad.util.JSONUtil;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class UtilTest {
+
+    @Test public void testJSONUtilParseIntNormal(){
+        assertEquals(10, JSONUtil.parseInt("10"));
+        assertEquals(10, JSONUtil.parseInt("+10"));
+        assertEquals(-10, JSONUtil.parseInt("-10"));
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class) public void testJSONUtilParseIntError1(){
+        JSONUtil.parseInt("abcd");
+    }
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class) public void testJSONUtilParseIntError2(){
+        JSONUtil.parseInt("");
+    }
+    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class) public void testJSONUtilParseIntError3(){
+        JSONUtil.parseInt(null);
+    }
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class) public void testJSONUtilParseIntError4(){
+        JSONUtil.parseInt("+");
+    }
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class) public void testJSONUtilParseIntError5(){
+        JSONUtil.parseInt("+abcd");
+    }
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class) public void testJSONUtilParseIntError6(){
+        JSONUtil.parseInt("+2200000000");
+    }
+
+}