diff --git a/src/issues/util.ts b/src/issues/util.ts
index 7fe8685798..0bb30a15e4 100644
--- a/src/issues/util.ts
+++ b/src/issues/util.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import { getRepositoryForFile } from '../github/utils';
 import { GitApiImpl } from '../api/api1';
 import { Repository, Commit, Remote, Ref } from '../api/api';
 
-export const ISSUE_EXPRESSION = /(([^\s]+)\/([^\s]+))?(#|GH-)([1-9][0-9]*)($|[\s\:\;\-\(\=\)])/;
-export const ISSUE_OR_URL_EXPRESSION = /(https?:\/\/github\.com\/(([^\s]+)\/([^\s]+))\/([^\s]+\/)?(issues|pull)\/([0-9]+)(#issuecomment\-([0-9]+))?)|(([^\s]+)\/([^\s]+))?(#|GH-)([1-9][0-9]*)($|[\s\:\;\-\(\=\)])/;
+export const ISSUE_EXPRESSION = /(([^\s]+)\/([^\s]+))?(#|GH-)([1-9][0-9]*)($|\b)/;
+export const ISSUE_OR_URL_EXPRESSION = /(https?:\/\/github\.com\/(([^\s]+)\/([^\s]+))\/([^\s]+\/)?(issues|pull)\/([0-9]+)(#issuecomment\-([0-9]+))?)|(([^\s]+)\/([^\s]+))?(#|GH-)([1-9][0-9]*)($|\b)/;
 
 export const USER_EXPRESSION: RegExp = /\@([^\s]+)/;