diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index a7e17ef9f..f3b752cee 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) onNewRepo(startArgs appTypes.StartArgs, contextKey types.Context
 
 	gui.g.SetOpenHyperlinkFunc(func(url string, viewname string) error {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(url, "lazygit-edit:") {
-			re := regexp.MustCompile(`^lazygit-edit://(.+?)(?::(\d+))?$`)
+			re := regexp.MustCompile(`^lazygit-edit://(.+?)(?::(\d*))?$`)
 			matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(url)
 			if matches == nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf(gui.Tr.InvalidLazygitEditURL, url)