diff --git a/tiifetch.tcl b/tiifetch.tcl
index e6c966c..575ee83 100755
--- a/tiifetch.tcl
+++ b/tiifetch.tcl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ proc url2dict {inputurl} {
     gophers -
     gopher {
       if {$rport eq ""} {set rport 70}
-      set selector [string cat "/" [string range $rpath 1 end] "\r\n"]
+      set selector [string cat "/" $rpath "\r\n"]
       dict set out handler render_handler_gopher
     }
     finger {