diff --git a/lib/detik.bash b/lib/detik.bash
index db6667e..d84c113 100644
--- a/lib/detik.bash
+++ b/lib/detik.bash
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ verify() {
 		echo "An empty expression was not expected."
 		return 1
 
-	elif [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_is ]] || [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_are ]] || [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_less_than ]] || [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_more_than ]]; then
+	elif [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_is ]] || [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_are ]] || [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_is_less_than ]] || [[ "$exp" =~ $verify_regex_count_is_more_than ]]; then
 		card="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
 		resource=$(to_lower_case "${BASH_REMATCH[2]}")
 		name="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
@@ -168,15 +168,14 @@ verify() {
 		detik_debug "-----DETIK:end-----"
 		detik_debug ""
 
-		if [[ "$exp" =~ "less" ]]; then
+		if [[ "$exp" =~ "less than" ]]; then
 			if [[ "$result" -lt "$card" ]]; then
 				echo "Found $result $resource named $name (less than $card as expected)."
 			else
 				echo "Found $result $resource named $name (instead of less than $card expected)."
-				return 3
-					
+				return 3	
 			fi
-		elif [[ "$exp" =~ "more" ]]; then
+		elif [[ "$exp" =~ "more than" ]]; then
 			if [[ "$result" -gt "$card" ]]; then
 				echo "Found $result $resource named $name (more than $card as expected)."
 			else
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ verify_value() {
 		element=$(cut -d ' ' -f 1 <<< "$line" | xargs)
 
 		# Compare with an exact value (case insensitive)
-		if [[ "$exp" =~ "more" ]]; then
+		if [[ "$exp" =~ "more than" ]]; then
 			if [[ "$value" -gt "$expected_value" ]]; then
 				echo "$element matches the regular expression (found $value)."
 				valid=$((valid + 1))
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ verify_value() {
 				echo "Current value for $element is not more than $expected_value..."
 				invalid=$((invalid + 1))
 			fi
-		elif [[ "$exp" =~ "less" ]]; then
+		elif [[ "$exp" =~ "less than" ]]; then
 			if [[ "$value" -lt "$expected_value" ]]; then
 				echo "$element matches the regular expression (found $value)."
 				valid=$((valid + 1))
diff --git a/lib/utils.bash b/lib/utils.bash
index cfcd6b8..0ab6252 100644
--- a/lib/utils.bash
+++ b/lib/utils.bash
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ try_regex_find_matching="^at +most +([0-9]+) +times +every +([0-9]+)s +to +find
 # The regex for the "verify" key word
 verify_regex_count_is="^there +is +(0|1) +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
 verify_regex_count_are="^there +are +([0-9]+) +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
-verify_regex_count_less_than="^there are less than +([0-9]+) +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
-verify_regex_count_more_than="^there are more than +([0-9]+) +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
+verify_regex_count_is_less_than="^there are less than +([0-9]+) +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
+verify_regex_count_is_more_than="^there are more than +([0-9]+) +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
 verify_regex_property_is="^'([^']+)' +is +'([^']+)' +for +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
 verify_regex_property_matches="^'([^']+)' +matches +'([^']+)' +for +([a-z]+) +named +'([^']+)'$"
 
diff --git a/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.is.bats b/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.is.bats
index b0e5332..42f38d9 100755
--- a/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.is.bats
+++ b/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.is.bats
@@ -265,4 +265,4 @@ mytest_deployment(){
 	[ ${#lines[@]} -eq 2 ]
 	[ "${lines[0]}" = "Valid expression. Verification in progress..." ]
 	[ "${lines[1]}" = "Current value for nginx is not less than 1..." ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}