diff --git a/modules/karma.py b/modules/karma.py
index c7c3a263..b0c220a8 100644
--- a/modules/karma.py
+++ b/modules/karma.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import re, time
 import EventManager, Utils
 
-REGEX_KARMA = re.compile("(.*)(\+{2,}|\-{2,})$")
+REGEX_KARMA = re.compile("^(.*[^-+])[-+]*(\+{2,}|\-{2,})$")
 KARMA_DELAY_SECONDS = 3
 
 class Module(object):