diff --git a/mvc/controller_method_parser.go b/mvc/controller_method_parser.go
index 650a880a9..aef3062f0 100644
--- a/mvc/controller_method_parser.go
+++ b/mvc/controller_method_parser.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (l *methodLexer) reset(s string) {
 		}
 
 		if end > 0 && len(s) >= end {
-			words = append(words, s[start:end])
+			words = append(words, s[start:])
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/mvc/controller_test.go b/mvc/controller_test.go
index 5575f421b..db9acfa8b 100644
--- a/mvc/controller_test.go
+++ b/mvc/controller_test.go
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ func (c *testControllerRelPathFromFunc) GetSomethingByBy(string, int) {}
 func (c *testControllerRelPathFromFunc) GetSomethingNewBy(string, int)      {} // two input arguments, one By which is the latest word.
 func (c *testControllerRelPathFromFunc) GetSomethingByElseThisBy(bool, int) {} // two input arguments
 
+func (c *testControllerRelPathFromFunc) GetLocationX()      {}
+func (c *testControllerRelPathFromFunc) GetLocationXY()     {}
+func (c *testControllerRelPathFromFunc) GetLocationZBy(int) {}
+
 func TestControllerRelPathFromFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	app := iris.New()
 	New(app).Handle(new(testControllerRelPathFromFunc))
@@ -449,6 +453,13 @@ func TestControllerRelPathFromFunc(t *testing.T) {
 		Body().Equal("GET:/42")
 	e.GET("/anything/here").Expect().Status(iris.StatusOK).
 		Body().Equal("GET:/anything/here")
+
+	e.GET("/location/x").Expect().Status(iris.StatusOK).
+		Body().Equal("GET:/location/x")
+	e.GET("/location/x/y").Expect().Status(iris.StatusOK).
+		Body().Equal("GET:/location/x/y")
+	e.GET("/location/z/42").Expect().Status(iris.StatusOK).
+		Body().Equal("GET:/location/z/42")
 }
 
 type testControllerActivateListener struct {