diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index d163b32d2cd..e78810df123 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ func (fn roundTripperFunc) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	return fn(r)
 }
 
-var runIDFromURLRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^repos/.*/actions/runs/(\d+)/deployment_protection_rule$`)
+var runIDFromURLRE = regexp.MustCompile(`repos/.*/actions/runs/(\d+)/deployment_protection_rule$`)
 
 // GetRunID is a Helper Function used to extract the workflow RunID from the *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.DeploymentCallBackURL.
 func (e *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent) GetRunID() (int64, error) {
diff --git a/github/github_test.go b/github/github_test.go
index 683012adc53..46245ff76a6 100644
--- a/github/github_test.go
+++ b/github/github_test.go
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ func TestDeploymentProtectionRuleEvent_GetRunID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	var want int64 = 123456789
-	url := "repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/123456789/deployment_protection_rule"
+	url := "https://api.github.com/repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/123456789/deployment_protection_rule"
 
 	e := DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent{
 		DeploymentCallbackURL: &url,
@@ -3117,9 +3117,20 @@ func TestDeploymentProtectionRuleEvent_GetRunID(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("want %#v, got %#v", want, got)
 	}
 
-	want = -1
-	url = "repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/abc123/deployment_protection_rule"
+	want = 123456789
+	url = "repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/123456789/deployment_protection_rule"
 
+	e = DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent{
+		DeploymentCallbackURL: &url,
+	}
+
+	got, _ = e.GetRunID()
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("want %#v, got %#v", want, got)
+	}
+
+	want = -1
+	url = "https://api.github.com/repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/abc123/deployment_protection_rule"
 	got, err := e.GetRunID()
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected error to be returned")