diff --git a/checks/utils/fetchers.py b/checks/utils/fetchers.py
index f42eae2..762ba71 100644
--- a/checks/utils/fetchers.py
+++ b/checks/utils/fetchers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 def matchGist(url):
     return re.match(
-        r"(?i)\b((?:https?:(?:/{1,3}gist\.github\.com)/)(anonymous/)?([a-z0-9]{32}))", url)
+        r"(?i)\b((?:https?:(?:/{1,3}gist\.github\.com)/)((anonymous|[A-Za-z0-9-]{1,39})/)?([a-z0-9]{32}))", url)
 
 
 def getGist(inputUrl):
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def getLinesGist(gistObject):
 
 def getDescriptionGist(gistObject):
     desc = gistObject['description']
-    if (desc == ""):
+    if (desc == "" or desc is None):
         desc = gistObject['id']
     return [0, "DESCRIPTION", desc]