diff --git a/galaxy/galaxy.py b/galaxy/galaxy.py
index 31ced39..7c4abeb 100644
--- a/galaxy/galaxy.py
+++ b/galaxy/galaxy.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Galaxy(commands.Cog):
     def extract_id(self, input_string):
         match = re.search(r'(?<=:)\d+(?=>)', input_string)
         if match:
-            return match.group()
+            return match.group(1)
         else:
             return input_string