diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a7f80ad..b394bae 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func process(request string) string {
 		return "say \"status <hostname>\" to see vital stats of <hostname>"
 	}
 
+	parts[2] = cleanHostname(parts[2])
 	address, user, keypath := getSshEntryOrDefault(parts[2])
 	client, err := sshConnect(user, address, keypath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/sshhelper.go b/sshhelper.go
index 39b5f86..f277882 100644
--- a/sshhelper.go
+++ b/sshhelper.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 )
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ func addKeyAuth(auths []ssh.AuthMethod, keypath string) []ssh.AuthMethod {
 	}
 }
 
+func cleanHostname(hostname string) string {
+	match := regexp.MustCompile(`\<?(?:http\:\/\/)?([\w\.\-\_]+)\|?`)
+	return match.FindStringSubmatch(hostname)[1]
+}
+
 func getAgentAuth() (auth ssh.AuthMethod, ok bool) {
 	if sock := os.Getenv("SSH_AUTH_SOCK"); len(sock) > 0 {
 		if agconn, err := net.Dial("unix", sock); err == nil {