diff --git a/lib/earthquake/commands.rb b/lib/earthquake/commands.rb
index acc4084..a6b0243 100644
--- a/lib/earthquake/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/earthquake/commands.rb
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def self._eval_as_ruby_string(text)
       puts "the host must be gist.github.com".c(41)
     else
       puts "..."
-      gist_id = uri.path[/\d+/]
+      gist_id = uri.path[%r|/(\d+)/?$|,1]
       meta = JSON.parse(open("https://api.github.com/gists/#{gist_id}").read)
       filename = meta["files"].keys[0]
       raw = meta['files'][filename]['content']