diff --git a/plugin/double-tap.vim b/plugin/double-tap.vim
index 3594b61..1b76f2b 100644
--- a/plugin/double-tap.vim
+++ b/plugin/double-tap.vim
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function! s:Detect_empty_comment()
     let s:commStart[&ft] = matchstr(&comments, s:pattern)
   endif
   let line = getline('.')
-  if s:commStart[&ft] != '' && line =~ '^\s*'. s:commStart[&ft] . '\s*$'
+  if s:commStart[&ft] != '' && line =~ '^\s*\V'. s:commStart[&ft] . '\m\s*$'
     return "\<C-U>"
   else
     return "\<CR>"