diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_gem/gem.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_gem/gem.rb
index 0b44be55..5dda0de3 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_gem/gem.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_gem/gem.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def gemlist(hash)
     end
 
     if name = hash[:justme]
-      command << name + "$"
+      command << '^' + name + '$'
     end
 
     list = []