diff --git a/mend_handler.py b/mend_handler.py
index 917bd35..8817ae7 100644
--- a/mend_handler.py
+++ b/mend_handler.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MEndHandler(MHandler):
 		
     def test(self, room, event):
         if event['type'] == "m.room.message":
-            motif = "^.+" + self.regex_str + "$"
+            motif = "^[\S\s]+" + self.regex_str + "$"
             if re.match(motif, event['content']['body']):
                 # The message matches the regex, return true
                 return True