diff --git a/video_embed_field.handlers.inc b/video_embed_field.handlers.inc
index dfeb860..9c41307 100644
--- a/video_embed_field.handlers.inc
+++ b/video_embed_field.handlers.inc
@@ -431,8 +431,17 @@ function video_embed_field_handler_youtube_form_validate($element, &$form_state,
 function _video_embed_field_get_vimeo_id($url) {
   $pos = strripos($url, '/');
   if ($pos != FALSE) {
-    $pos += 1;
-    return (int) substr($url, $pos);
+    $matches = "";
+    $vid_id = "";
+    preg_match_all('!\d+!', $url, $matches);
+    foreach($matches as $i => $row) {
+      foreach($row as $b => $digits ) {
+        if(strlen($digits) >= 8) {
+          $vid_id = $digits;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return (int) $vid_id;
   }
   return FALSE;
 }