diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index de4bcacd9..8ed90a977 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ DUMMY_USER_INJECTION = r"(?i)[^\w](AND|OR)\s+[^\s]+[=><]|\bUNION\b.+\bSELECT\b"
 CRAWL_EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS = ("gif", "jpg", "jpeg", "image", "jar", "tif", "bmp", "war", "ear", "mpg", "mpeg", "wmv", "mpeg", "scm", "iso", "dmp", "dll", "cab", "so", "avi", "mkv", "bin", "iso", "tar", "png", "pdf", "ps", "wav", "mp3", "mp4", "au", "aiff", "aac", "zip", "rar", "7z", "gz", "flv", "mov")
 
 # Patterns often seen in HTTP headers containing custom injection marking character
-PROBLEMATIC_CUSTOM_INJECTION_PATTERNS = r"(\bq=[^;']+)|(\*/\*)"
+PROBLEMATIC_CUSTOM_INJECTION_PATTERNS = r"(;q=[^;']+)|(\*/\*)"
 
 # Template used for common table existence check
 BRUTE_TABLE_EXISTS_TEMPLATE = "EXISTS(SELECT %d FROM %s)"