diff --git a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
index a8abc2ee5..b8312b281 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
@@ -447,8 +447,9 @@ fn unescape_quotes(s: &str) -> Cow<str> {
 fn is_invalid_escape(txt: &str) -> bool {
     // odd number of \s not followed by an escapable character
     lazy_static! {
-        static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(r#"(^|[^\\])(\\\\)*\\([^":*_()]|$)"#).unwrap();
+        static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(r#"(^|[^\\])(\\\\)*\\([^\\":*_()]|$)"#).unwrap();
     }
+
     RE.is_match(txt)
 }