diff --git a/.dev-tools/test_units/bad-referrer-words.conf b/.dev-tools/test_units/bad-referrer-words.conf
index 5885d44af..a6b02aa79 100644
--- a/.dev-tools/test_units/bad-referrer-words.conf
+++ b/.dev-tools/test_units/bad-referrer-words.conf
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
 #	"~*\bxxxrus\b"							1;
 #	"~*\bzeroredirect\b"					1;
 
-	"~*\bthisisabadword\b"					1;
-	"~*\bthisisanotherbadword\b"					1;
+	"~*(?:\b)thisisabadword(?:\b|)"					1;
+	"~*(?:\b)thisisanotherbadword(?:\b|)"			1;