1 file changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/custom/extensions/email-libravatar.lua b/custom/extensions/email-libravatar.lua
index 2b1fecd..3422dc1 100644
--- a/custom/extensions/email-libravatar.lua
+++ b/custom/extensions/email-libravatar.lua
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ local function normalize_email(email)
 	if email == nil then
 		return nil
 	end
-	local inner = email:match("<(.*)>")
-	if inner ~= nil then
-		email = inner
+	-- The first "<" and the last ">" are found directly, because "<(.*)>"
+	-- backtracks to the end of the address from every "<" in it.
+	local open = email:find("<", 1, true)
+	local close = email:find(">[^>]*$")
+	if open and close and close > open then
+		email = email:sub(open + 1, close - 1)
 	end
 	email = trim(email):lower()
 	if email == "" then