diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 051a6a8..c9341a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   Search for processes by name, command, or PID. Search for multiple things at once by separating them with commas. For
   example, `arm, x86` will return processes having `arm` or `x86` as a substring of the name or command. You can use
   regular expressions too. For example, `d$` will return a list of daemons (which tend to end in the letter `d`), while
-  `(\w+)\.\w+` will return a list of processes with reverse domain name notation, such as `com.docker.vmnetd`.
+  `^(\w+\.)+\w+$` will return a list of processes with reverse domain name notation, such as `com.docker.vmnetd`.
 
 - 📌 Pin important processes
 - 🛠 Process management (kill processes)
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index e99026b..accfa57 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -68,7 +68,13 @@
         const nameSubstringMatch = process.name
           .toLowerCase()
           .includes(term.toLowerCase());
-        const nameRegexMatch = new RegExp(term, "i").test(process.name);
+        const nameRegexMatch = (() => {
+          try {
+            return new RegExp(term, "i").test(process.name);
+          } catch {
+            return false;
+          }
+        })();
         const commandMatch = process.command
           .toLowerCase()
           .includes(term.toLowerCase());