diff --git a/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/roda/roda_transaction_namer.rb b/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/roda/roda_transaction_namer.rb
index 2985a2a6f0..82b284694e 100644
--- a/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/roda/roda_transaction_namer.rb
+++ b/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/roda/roda_transaction_namer.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module TransactionNamer
           extend self
 
           ROOT = '/'.freeze
-          REGEX_MULTIPLE_SLASHES = %r{^[/^\A]*(.*?)[/$?\z]*$}.freeze
+          REGEX_MULTIPLE_SLASHES = %r{^[/^]*(.*?)[/$?]*$}.freeze
 
           def transaction_name(request)
             path = request.path || ::NewRelic::Agent::UNKNOWN_METRIC