diff --git a/4chanScrape.py b/4chanScrape.py
index b513bc8..74d7b2b 100755
--- a/4chanScrape.py
+++ b/4chanScrape.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def Scrape(thread_url, output=None, original_filename=False, combo=False):
 	"""
 	Downloads thread page, extracts file urls and saves them to a directory.
 	"""
-	thread_url = re.sub(r"/?#.*$", "", thread_url)
+	thread_url = re.sub(r"\/(?:#.+)?$", "", thread_url)
+	# regex removes trailing backslashes and post number anchors
 
 	s = requests.Session()
 	s.headers.update(HEADERS)