diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/TrackerClient.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/TrackerClient.java
index 6ec56d7af..ab1116722 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/TrackerClient.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/TrackerClient.java
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ public class TrackerClient implements Runnable {
         if (path == null || path.length() < 517 ||
             !path.startsWith("/"))
             return null;
-        String[] parts = path.substring(1).split("/?&;", 2);
+        String[] parts = path.substring(1).split("[/\\?&;]", 2);
         return ConvertToHash.getHash(parts[0]);
     }
     return null;