diff --git a/angular-pouchdb.coffee b/angular-pouchdb.coffee
index 6490af4..b39720f 100644
--- a/angular-pouchdb.coffee
+++ b/angular-pouchdb.coffee
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pouchdb.directive 'pouchRepeat',
         top = angular.element(document.createElement('div'))
         parent.append(top)
         [cursor, collection, sort] =
-          /^\s*([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s*in\s*([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s*(?:order by\s*([a-zA-Z0-9\.,]+))?$/.exec($attr.pouchRepeat).splice(1)
+          /^\s*([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s*in\s*([a-zA-Z0-9\.]+)\s*(?:order by\s*([a-zA-Z0-9\.,]+))?$/.exec($attr.pouchRepeat).splice(1)
 
         # The blocks managed by this directive.
         blocks = []