diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index f3c7c4c77..85322ad3b 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ class Interface:
 		self.emot_and_basic = basic_pattern + emoticons_pattern
 
 		# at least one character in 3 parts (before @, after @, after .)
-		self.sth_at_sth_dot_sth_re = r'\S+@\S+\.\S*[^\s)?]'
+		self.sth_at_sth_dot_sth = r'\S+@\S+\.\S*[^\s)?]'
 
 		# Invalid XML chars
 		self.invalid_XML_chars = u'[\x00-\x08]|[\x0b-\x0c]|[\x0e-\x19]|[\ud800-\udfff]|[\ufffe-\uffff]'