diff --git a/notestorm b/notestorm
index decf65e..72d3557 100755
--- a/notestorm
+++ b/notestorm
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ delete_note() {
 }
 
 display_note() {
-    if [[ "$1" =~ [0-9]+ ]]; then
+    if [[ "$1" =~ ^[0-9]*$ ]]; then
         mapfile -t notes < <(find "$xdgPath/notestorm/notes" -type f -iname '*.md')
         if [[ $1 -ge "${#notes[@]}" ]]; then
             gettext "The requested note could not be found. Try using -l to get a list."
             echo " ($1)"
             exit 1
         fi
-        cat "${notes[1]}"
+        cat "${notes[$1]}"
         exit 0
     fi
     if [[ "${1##*.}" == "gpg" ]]; then