diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt
index 11de3d74..65d3bdc5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt
@@ -858,13 +858,13 @@ class YTDLPUtil(private val context: Context, private val commandTemplateDao: Co
             }
 
             if(downloadItem.title.isNotBlank()){
-                metadataCommands.addOption("--replace-in-metadata", "title", ".*", downloadItem.title)
+                metadataCommands.addOption("--replace-in-metadata", "title", ".+", downloadItem.title)
                 metadataCommands.addOption("--parse-metadata", "%(title)s:%(meta_title)s")
             }
 
 
             if (downloadItem.author.isNotBlank()){
-                metadataCommands.addOption("--replace-in-metadata", "uploader", ".*", downloadItem.author)
+                metadataCommands.addOption("--replace-in-metadata", "uploader", ".+", downloadItem.author)
                 metadataCommands.addOption("--parse-metadata", "%(uploader)s:%(artist)s")
             }