diff --git a/src/lib/clean_number.js b/src/lib/clean_number.js
index dbedfe2e2a6..2ecc8b8bfb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/clean_number.js
+++ b/src/lib/clean_number.js
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ var isNumeric = require('fast-isnumeric');
 
 var BADNUM = require('../constants/numerical').BADNUM;
 
-// precompile these regex's for speed
-var FRONTJUNK = /^['"%,$#\s']+/;
-var ENDJUNK = /['"%,$#\s']+$/;
+// precompile for speed
+var JUNK = /['"%,$#\s]/g;
 
 /**
  * cleanNumber: remove common leading and trailing cruft
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ var ENDJUNK = /['"%,$#\s']+$/;
  */
 module.exports = function cleanNumber(v) {
     if(typeof v === 'string') {
-        v = v.replace(FRONTJUNK, '').replace(ENDJUNK, '');
+        v = v.replace(JUNK, '');
     }
 
     if(isNumeric(v)) return Number(v);
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/lib_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/lib_test.js
index ded7aa9d3df..ee493ff7cbf 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/lib_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/lib_test.js
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ describe('Test lib.js:', function() {
             });
         });
 
-        it('should accept number strings with arbitrary cruft on the outside', function() {
+        it('should accept number strings with arbitrary cruft', function() {
             [
                 ['0', 0],
                 ['1', 1],
@@ -1522,16 +1522,24 @@ describe('Test lib.js:', function() {
                 ['-100.001', -100.001],
                 ['  $4.325  #%\t', 4.325],
                 [' " #1" ', 1],
-                [' \'\n \r -9.2e7   \t\' ', -9.2e7]
+                [' \'\n \r -9.2e7   \t\' ', -9.2e7],
+
+                // post https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/issues/1183
+                ['2 2', 22],
+                ['2%2', 22],
+                ['2$2', 22],
+                ['1,690,000', 1690000],
+                ['$5,162,000.00', 5162000],
+                [' $1,410,000.00 ', 1410000],
             ].forEach(function(v) {
                 expect(Lib.cleanNumber(v[0])).toBe(v[1], v[0]);
             });
         });
 
-        it('should not accept other objects or cruft in the middle', function() {
+        it('should not accept other objects', function() {
             [
                 NaN, Infinity, -Infinity, null, undefined, new Date(), '',
-                ' ', '\t', '2 2', '2%2', '2$2', {1: 2}, [1], ['1'], {}, []
+                ' ', '\t', {1: 2}, [1], ['1'], {}, []
             ].forEach(function(v) {
                 expect(Lib.cleanNumber(v)).toBeUndefined(v);
             });