diff --git a/model/reader.go b/model/reader.go
index 77a29dbf..5c570c06 100644
--- a/model/reader.go
+++ b/model/reader.go
@@ -414,13 +414,11 @@ func (r *PdfReader) GetOutlinesFlattened() ([]*PdfOutlineTreeNode, []string, err
 			return
 		}
 
-		if item, isItem := node.context.(*PdfOutlineItem); isItem {
+		item, isItem := node.context.(*PdfOutlineItem)
+		if isItem {
 			*outlineList = append(*outlineList, &item.PdfOutlineTreeNode)
-			title := strings.Repeat(" ", depth*2) + item.Title.Str()
+			title := strings.Repeat(" ", depth*2) + item.Title.Decoded()
 			*titleList = append(*titleList, title)
-			if item.Next != nil {
-				flattenFunc(item.Next, outlineList, titleList, depth)
-			}
 		}
 
 		if node.First != nil {
@@ -428,6 +426,10 @@ func (r *PdfReader) GetOutlinesFlattened() ([]*PdfOutlineTreeNode, []string, err
 			*titleList = append(*titleList, title)
 			flattenFunc(node.First, outlineList, titleList, depth+1)
 		}
+
+		if isItem && item.Next != nil {
+			flattenFunc(item.Next, outlineList, titleList, depth)
+		}
 	}
 	flattenFunc(r.outlineTree, &outlineNodeList, &flattenedTitleList, 0)
 	return outlineNodeList, flattenedTitleList, nil