diff --git a/scripts/extractors/generic.py b/scripts/extractors/generic.py
index 26cb122..5715ee0 100644
--- a/scripts/extractors/generic.py
+++ b/scripts/extractors/generic.py
@@ -89,8 +89,12 @@ def extract_from_page (page, verbosity, url, args):
 
 	# split into domain and path
 	index = url.find("/",url.find("//")+2)
-	domain = url[:index]
-	path = url[index:]
+	if (index == -1):
+		domain = url
+		path = "/"
+	else:
+		domain = url[:index]
+		path = url[index:]
 
 	if path.startswith("/@") or path.startswith("/~"):
 		offset = 3