diff --git a/plugins/gitignore/README.md b/plugins/gitignore/README.md
index 23c7887cf..ea991a951 100644
--- a/plugins/gitignore/README.md
+++ b/plugins/gitignore/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # gitignore
 
-This plugin enables you the use of [gitignore.io](https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore) from the command line. You need an active internet connection.
+This plugin enables you to use [gitignore.io](https://www.gitignore.io) from the command line. You need an active internet connection to fetch templates. The plugin uses the gitignore.io CDN endpoint to simplify access and improve reliability.
 
 To use it, add `gitignore` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
 
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ plugins=(... gitignore)
 
 * `gi [TEMPLATENAME]`: Show git-ignore output on the command line, e.g. `gi java` to exclude class and package files.
 
-* `gi [TEMPLATENAME] >> .gitignore`: Appending programming language settings to your projects .gitignore.
+* `gi [TEMPLATENAME] >> .gitignore`: Append the template rules to your project's `.gitignore` file.
diff --git a/plugins/gitignore/gitignore.plugin.zsh b/plugins/gitignore/gitignore.plugin.zsh
index 3271d61a9..a9f3f6453 100644
--- a/plugins/gitignore/gitignore.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/gitignore/gitignore.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-function gi() { curl -fLw '\n' https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/"${(j:,:)@}" }
+# gitignore plugin for oh-my-zsh
+# Uses gitignore.io CDN endpoint
+function _gi_curl() {
+  curl -sfL "https://www.gitignore.io/api/$1"
+}
+
+function gi() {
+  local query="${(j:,:)@}"
+  _gi_curl "$query" || return 1
+}
 
 _gitignoreio_get_command_list() {
-  curl -sfL https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/list | tr "," "\n"
+  _gi_curl "list" | tr "," "\n"
 }
 
 _gitignoreio () {
   compset -P '*,'
-  compadd -S '' `_gitignoreio_get_command_list`
+  compadd -S '' $(_gitignoreio_get_command_list)
 }
 
-compdef _gitignoreio gi
+compdef _gitignoreio gi
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