diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in b/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
index 8afe0120..63430890 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ case $1 in
     ;;
   open|--open)
     invite=`date -u +%N`
-    open=`echo $2 | sed 's/sparkleshare:\/\/addProject//'`
+    open=`echo $2 | sed 's/sparkleshare:\/\/addProject\///'`
     curl --insecure --output ~/SparkleShare/$invite.xml $open
     ;;
   *)