diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 03dfc0e..09a2778 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ checksum = "e987b6bf443f4b5b3b6f38704195592cca41c5bb7aedd3c3693c7081f8289860"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tron"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a9fef1a..f393b12 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tron"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 authors = ["Christine Dodrill <me@christine.website>"]
 edition = "2018"
 repository = "https://tulpa.dev/cadey/tron"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9ed5d46..314ea93 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         log::debug!("{} -> {}", rule.regex, rule.why);
         compiled_rules.push(CompiledRule {
             raw: rule.regex.clone(),
-            regex: Regex::new(rule.regex.as_str())?,
+            regex: Regex::new(&format!("\\b{}\\b", rule.regex))?,
             why: rule.why,
         })
     }