diff --git a/source/hl.h b/source/hl.h
index b64a77c..fe6f36f 100644
--- a/source/hl.h
+++ b/source/hl.h
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ int token_fits(const token_t *   const         token,
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	return regex_match(pattern, to, string_offset, match_offset);
+	//return regex_match(pattern, to, string_offset, match_offset);
+	return regex_search(NULL, pattern + string_offset);
 }
 
 void render_string(const char * const string,