diff --git a/lib/wash_out/router.rb b/lib/wash_out/router.rb
index 3ad9fea7..80391398 100644
--- a/lib/wash_out/router.rb
+++ b/lib/wash_out/router.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def call(env)
 
         if controller.soap_config.namespace
           namespace = Regexp.escape controller.soap_config.namespace.to_s
-          soap_action.gsub!(/^\"(#{namespace}(\/|#)?)?(.*)\"$/, '\3')
+          soap_action.gsub!(/^"?(#{namespace}(\/|#)?)?([^"]*)"?$/, '\3')
         else
           soap_action = soap_action[1...-1]
         end