diff --git a/lib/common/utils.js b/lib/common/utils.js
index e1e433d..3f02f36 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.js
+++ b/lib/common/utils.js
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ var decodeHTML = require('entities').decodeHTML;
 function replaceEntityPattern(match, name) {
   var decoded, code;
 
-  decoded = decodeHTML(match);
-  if (decoded !== match) {
-    return decoded;
-  }
-
   if (name.charCodeAt(0) === 0x23/* # */ && DIGITAL_ENTITY_TEST_RE.test(name)) {
     code = name[1].toLowerCase() === 'x' ?
       parseInt(name.slice(2), 16) : parseInt(name.slice(1), 10);
@@ -94,6 +89,13 @@ function replaceEntityPattern(match, name) {
     if (isValidEntityCode(code)) {
       return fromCodePoint(code);
     }
+
+    return match;
+  }
+
+  decoded = decodeHTML(match);
+  if (decoded !== match) {
+    return decoded;
   }
 
   return match;