diff --git a/howdy/src/rubberstamps/__init__.py b/howdy/src/rubberstamps/__init__.py
index 57a115fd..a667c58c 100644
--- a/howdy/src/rubberstamps/__init__.py
+++ b/howdy/src/rubberstamps/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def execute(config, gtk_proc, opencv):
 			continue
 
 		# Parse the rule with regex
-		regex_result = re.search("^(\w+)\s+([\w\.]+)\s+([a-z]+)(.*)?$", rule, re.IGNORECASE)
+		regex_result = re.search(r"^(\w+)\s+([\w\.]+)\s+([a-z]+)(.*)?$", rule, re.IGNORECASE)
 
 		# Error out if the regex did not match (invalid line)
 		if not regex_result: