diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/ban/type/email.php b/phpBB/phpbb/ban/type/email.php
index bc70cdd00e..213084fc24 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/ban/type/email.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/ban/type/email.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class email extends base
 	{
 		$this->get_excluded();
 
-		$regex = '#^.*?@*|(([a-z0-9\-]+\.)+([a-z]{2,3}))$#i';
+		$regex = '#^.*?@.*|(([a-z0-9\-]+\.)+([a-z]{2,3}))$#i';
 
 		$ban_items = [];
 		foreach ($items as $item)