diff --git a/src/Web/App/Path.hs b/src/Web/App/Path.hs
--- a/src/Web/App/Path.hs
+++ b/src/Web/App/Path.hs
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
             -> Bool
 pathMatches (RegexPath ex) pin = matchTest ex $ T.encodeUtf8 $ joinPathComps $ delete "/" pin
 pathMatches (LiteralPath lpin) pin = lpin == delete "/" pin
-pathMatches (CapturedPath cpin) pin = pin == sanitizeCapts cpin (delete "/" pin)
-  where sanitizeCapts = zipWith (\c p -> bool c p $ (fst <$> T.uncons c) == Just ':')
+pathMatches (CapturedPath cpin) pin
+  | (length cpin) /= (length (delete "/" pin)) = False
+  | otherwise = all (== True) $ zipWith capEq cpin (delete "/" pin)
+    where capEq c p = bool (c == p) True $ T.isPrefixOf ":" c
 
 -- | Returns path captures by comparing @path@ to @pathComps@.
 pathCaptures :: Path -- ^ path
diff --git a/webapp.cabal b/webapp.cabal
--- a/webapp.cabal
+++ b/webapp.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                webapp
-Version:             0.4.1
+Version:             0.5.0
 Synopsis:            Haskell web app framework based on WAI & Warp
 Homepage:            https://github.com/natesymer/webapp
 Bug-reports:         https://github.com/natesymer/webapp/issues