diff --git a/reflink.go b/reflink.go
index f339dd4..7aadf29 100644
--- a/reflink.go
+++ b/reflink.go
@@ -224,10 +224,9 @@ func (l *Reflinker) linkGitHubURL(n *ast.AutoLink, src []byte) {
 		}
 		start = t.Segment.Stop
 	}
-
 	label := n.Label(src)
 	stop := start + len(label)
-	if start >= len(src) || stop >= len(src) {
+	if start >= len(src) || stop > len(src) {
 		return
 	}
 	if src[start] == '<' && stop+1 < len(src) && src[stop+1] == '>' {
@@ -239,8 +238,7 @@ func (l *Reflinker) linkGitHubURL(n *ast.AutoLink, src []byte) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	slug := m[1]
-	hash := m[2]
+	slug, hash := m[1], m[2]
 	if len(hash) > 10 {
 		hash = hash[:10]
 	}
diff --git a/reflink_test.go b/reflink_test.go
index 253a021..2799d67 100644
--- a/reflink_test.go
+++ b/reflink_test.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func TestLinkRefs(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			what:  "commit URL at end of text",
 			input: "test https://github.com/foo/bar/commit/1d457ba853aa10f9a6c925a1b73d5aed38066ffe",
-			want:  "tes [`foo/bar@1d457ba853`](https://github.com/foo/bar/commit/1d457ba853aa10f9a6c925a1b73d5aed38066ffe)",
+			want:  "test [`foo/bar@1d457ba853`](https://github.com/foo/bar/commit/1d457ba853aa10f9a6c925a1b73d5aed38066ffe)",
 		},
 		{
 			what:  "commit URL with explicit auto link",