diff --git a/bin/controller.rc b/bin/controller.rc
index 63c38b7..ef54a57 100755
--- a/bin/controller.rc
+++ b/bin/controller.rc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/plan9/bin/rc
-
 path=(. ./bin $PLAN9/bin /bin/ /usr/bin)
-ifs='/' { args = `{ echo -n $REQUEST_URI | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9_+\-\/]//g' -e 's/\?.*//' } } 
+ifs='/' { args = `{ echo -n $REQUEST_URI | sed -e 's/\?.*//' -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9_+\-\/]//g' } } 
 args=`{echo $args | tr -d '
 '} 
 cd ..