diff --git a/allzweckmesser/scanner.py b/allzweckmesser/scanner.py
index 1bab2f0a0d54e1a113a8fc64b2204b979118ff54..f5c5545a6d9726896813af16743dccc2068222ee 100644
--- a/allzweckmesser/scanner.py
+++ b/allzweckmesser/scanner.py
@@ -432,17 +432,19 @@ def muta_cum_liquida(verse):
         r'[aeiouvy](([bpsckgdt]|(qu)|(qv))[h\W]*[lrmn])([aeiouvy]|[.?!]|$)',
         flags=re.IGNORECASE
     )
-    if re.search(mcl_regex, verse.text):
-        matches = re.finditer(mcl_regex, verse.text)
-
-        for match in matches:
-            for reading in verse.readings:
-                for token in reading.tokens:
-                    for syllable in token.syllables:
+    for match in re.finditer(mcl_regex, verse.text):
+        for reading in verse.readings:
+            for token in reading.tokens:
+                break_ = False
+                for syllable in token.syllables:
 
-                        if syllable.span[0] <= match.start() < syllable.span[1]:
-                            mcl = Phenomenon(chars=match.group(1))
-                            syllable.phenomena['muta cum liquida'] = mcl
+                    if syllable.span[0] <= match.start() < syllable.span[1]:
+                        mcl = Phenomenon(chars=match.group(1))
+                        syllable.phenomena['muta cum liquida'] = mcl
+                        break_ = True
+                        break
+                if break_:
+                    break
 
 
 def positional_lengthening(verse):