diff --git a/titles/chuni/frontend.py b/titles/chuni/frontend.py
index d13252c..1059d7c 100644
--- a/titles/chuni/frontend.py
+++ b/titles/chuni/frontend.py
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class ChuniFrontend(FE_Base):
         user_characters = []
         if not force_unlocked:
             user_characters = await self.data.item.get_characters(profile.user)
-            user_characters = [chara["characterId"] for chara in user_characters] + [profile.characterId, profile.charaIllustId]
+            user_characters = [chara["characterId"] for chara in user_characters] + [profile.characterId]
 
         for row in rows:
             if force_unlocked or row["defaultHave"] or row["characterId"] in user_characters:
diff --git a/titles/chuni/read.py b/titles/chuni/read.py
index fe0c411..fb81d1d 100644
--- a/titles/chuni/read.py
+++ b/titles/chuni/read.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class ChuniReader(BaseReader):
                     for name in xml_root.findall("name"):
                         id = name.find("id").text
                         name = name.find("str").text
-                    sortName = xml_root.find("sortName").text
+                    sortName = name if xml_root.find("sortName") is None else xml_root.find("sortName").text
                     defaultHave = xml_root.find("defaultHave").text == 'true'
                     disableFlag = xml_root.find("disableFlag") # may not exist in older data
                     is_enabled = True if (disableFlag is None or disableFlag.text == "false") else False
@@ -354,12 +354,15 @@ class ChuniReader(BaseReader):
                 if path.exists(f"{root}/{dir}/Chara.xml"):
                     with open(f"{root}/{dir}/Chara.xml", "r", encoding='utf-8') as fp:
                         strdata = fp.read()
+                        # ET may choke if there is a & symbol (which is present in some character xml)
+                        if "&" in strdata:
+                            strdata = strdata.replace("&", "&")
 
                     xml_root = ET.fromstring(strdata)
                     for name in xml_root.findall("name"):
                         id = name.find("id").text
                         name = name.find("str").text
-                    sortName = xml_root.find("sortName").text
+                    sortName = name if xml_root.find("sortName") is None else xml_root.find("sortName").text
                     for work in xml_root.findall("works"):
                         worksName = work.find("str").text
                     rareType = xml_root.find("rareType").text
@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ class ChuniReader(BaseReader):
                     for name in xml_root.findall("name"):
                         id = name.find("id").text
                         name = name.find("str").text
-                    sortName = xml_root.find("sortName").text
+                    sortName = name if xml_root.find("sortName") is None else xml_root.find("sortName").text
                     for image in xml_root.findall("image"):
                         iconPath = image.find("path").text
                         self.copy_image(iconPath, f"{root}/{dir}", "titles/chuni/img/mapIcon/")
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ class ChuniReader(BaseReader):
                     for name in xml_root.findall("name"):
                         id = name.find("id").text
                         name = name.find("str").text
-                    sortName = xml_root.find("sortName").text
+                    sortName = name if xml_root.find("sortName") is None else xml_root.find("sortName").text
                     for image in xml_root.findall("image"):
                         imagePath = image.find("path").text
                         self.copy_image(imagePath, f"{root}/{dir}", "titles/chuni/img/systemVoice/")
diff --git a/titles/chuni/templates/chuni_userbox.jinja b/titles/chuni/templates/chuni_userbox.jinja
index ab0f821..5114b17 100644
--- a/titles/chuni/templates/chuni_userbox.jinja
+++ b/titles/chuni/templates/chuni_userbox.jinja
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ userbox_components = {
                  "{{ nameplates[profile.nameplateId]["texturePath"] }}", "", "", ""],
     
     "character":["{{ characters|length }}",
-                 "{{ profile.charaIllustId }}",
-                 "{{ characters[profile.charaIllustId]["name"] }}",
-                 "{{ characters[profile.charaIllustId]["iconPath"] }}", "", "", ""]
+                 "{{ profile.characterId }}",
+                 "{{ characters[profile.characterId]["name"] }}",
+                 "{{ characters[profile.characterId]["iconPath"] }}", "", "", ""]
 };
 types = Object.keys(userbox_components);
 orig_trophy = curr_trophy = "{{ profile.trophyId }}";