diff --git a/plugins/domains/functions b/plugins/domains/functions
index 821d04b7112..f563b8e5062 100755
--- a/plugins/domains/functions
+++ b/plugins/domains/functions
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ domains_remove() {
   shift 1
 
   for DOMAIN in "$@"; do
-    sed -i "/^$DOMAIN$/d" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST"
+    sed -i "\|^$DOMAIN\$|d" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST"
     dokku_log_info1 "Removed $DOMAIN from $APP"
   done
   plugn trigger post-domains-update "$APP" "remove" "$@"