diff --git a/src/protocol/gopher/gopher.c b/src/protocol/gopher/gopher.c
index da76d37f..54bb2f6d 100644
--- a/src/protocol/gopher/gopher.c
+++ b/src/protocol/gopher/gopher.c
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ init_gopher_connection_info(struct connection *conn)
 	/* Pick up gopher_entity */
 	if (selectorlen > 1 && selector[1] == '/') {
 		entity = *selector++;
-		selectorlen--;
+		++selector;
+		selectorlen -= 2;
 	}
 
 	/* This is probably a hack. It serves as a work around when no entity is