diff --git a/hed/schema/schema_io/wiki2schema.py b/hed/schema/schema_io/wiki2schema.py
index 0cd4ef240..9a19daa67 100644
--- a/hed/schema/schema_io/wiki2schema.py
+++ b/hed/schema/schema_io/wiki2schema.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def _parse_extras(self, wiki_lines_by_section):
             if not data:
                 continue
             df = pd.DataFrame(data).fillna('').astype(str)
-            self._schema.extras[extra_key] = df
+            self._schema.extras[extra_key.strip('"')] = df
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_star_string(s):
diff --git a/hed/schema/schema_io/xml2schema.py b/hed/schema/schema_io/xml2schema.py
index 743e353cd..14a0abb41 100644
--- a/hed/schema/schema_io/xml2schema.py
+++ b/hed/schema/schema_io/xml2schema.py
@@ -240,11 +240,13 @@ def _get_element_tag_value(self, element, tag_name=xml_constants.NAME_ELEMENT):
             return element.text
         return ""
 
-    def _get_element_value(self, element, tag_name):
-        if element is None or element.text is None:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_element_value(element, tag_name):
+        this_element = element.find(tag_name)
+        if this_element is None or this_element.text is None:
             return ''
         else:
-            return element.text
+            return this_element.text
 
     def _get_elements_by_name(self, element_name='node', parent_element=None):
         """ Get the elements that have a specific element name.