diff --git a/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp b/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
index 5833913b0..f811294e0 100644
--- a/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void AutomatedRssDownloader::updateMustNotLineValidity()
   if (ui->checkRegex->isChecked())
     tokens << text;
   else
-    tokens << text.split(QRegExp("[\\s|]"));
+    tokens << text.split("|");
   foreach (const QString &token, tokens) {
     QRegExp reg(token, Qt::CaseInsensitive, ui->checkRegex->isChecked() ? QRegExp::RegExp : QRegExp::Wildcard);
     if (!reg.isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp b/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp
index c5c3ade38..0a8867514 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void RssDownloadRule::setMustNotContain(const QString &tokens)
   if (m_useRegex)
     m_mustNotContain = QStringList() << tokens;
   else
-    m_mustNotContain = tokens.split(QRegExp("[\\s|]"));
+    m_mustNotContain = tokens.split("|");
 }
 
 RssDownloadRulePtr RssDownloadRule::fromVariantHash(const QVariantHash &rule_hash)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ QVariantHash RssDownloadRule::toVariantHash() const
   QVariantHash hash;
   hash["name"] = m_name;
   hash["must_contain"] = m_mustContain.join(" ");
-  hash["must_not_contain"] = m_mustNotContain.join(" ");
+  hash["must_not_contain"] = m_mustNotContain.join("|");
   hash["save_path"] = m_savePath;
   hash["affected_feeds"] = m_rssFeeds;
   hash["enabled"] = m_enabled;
diff --git a/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.h b/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.h
index 6078de129..9840f62b5 100644
--- a/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.h
+++ b/src/rss/rssdownloadrule.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
   inline bool isEnabled() const { return m_enabled; }
   inline void setEnabled(bool enable) { m_enabled = enable; }
   inline QString mustContain() const { return m_mustContain.join(" "); }
-  inline QString mustNotContain() const { return m_mustNotContain.join(" "); }
+  inline QString mustNotContain() const { return m_mustNotContain.join("|"); }
   inline bool useRegex() const { return m_useRegex; }
   inline void setUseRegex(bool enabled) { m_useRegex = enabled; }
   inline QString episodeFilter() const { return m_episodeFilter; }