diff --git a/bot/cogs/config.py b/bot/cogs/config.py
index 72e2800..ec77779 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/config.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/config.py
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from cogs.tickets import Tickets
+
     from rodhaj import Rodhaj
 
 
 UNKNOWN_ERROR_MESSAGE = (
     "An unknown error happened. Please contact the dev team for assistance"
 )
-MENTION_REGEX = r"<@!?([0-9]+)>"
+MENTION_REGEX = r"<@!?([\d]+)>"
 
 
 class BlocklistTicket(NamedTuple):