diff --git a/allzweckmesser/scanner.py b/allzweckmesser/scanner.py
index f9ee31b7610177ed8ebfb815ec419ce29824b402..41fcc5619b2a1e7dc6a688e46e60e77d79b0d8cf 100644
--- a/allzweckmesser/scanner.py
+++ b/allzweckmesser/scanner.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def get_syllables(reading):
 
 def muta_cum_liquida(verse):
     
-    mcl_regex = re.compile(r'[aeiouv](([bpsckgdt]|(qu)|(qv))[,.!?]?\s?[lrmn])([aeiouv]|[.?!]|$)', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    mcl_regex = re.compile(r'[aeiouv](([bpsckgdt]|(qu)|(qv))\W*[lrmn])([aeiouv]|[.?!]|$)', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
     if re.search(mcl_regex, verse.text):
         matches = re.finditer(mcl_regex, verse.text)
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def muta_cum_liquida(verse):
 
 def positional_lengthening(verse):
     
-    pl_regex = re.compile(r'[aeiouv](((([bcdfgjklmnprstvwxz]h?|(qu))[,.!?]?\s?){2,})|[xz])', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    pl_regex = re.compile(r'[aeiouv](((([bcdfgjklmnprstvwxz]h?|(qu))\W*){2,})|[xz])', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
     if re.search(pl_regex, verse.text):
         matches = re.finditer(pl_regex, verse.text)