diff --git a/jquery-emotions/jquery.emotions.js b/jquery-emotions/jquery.emotions.js
index ed78c63..5603a12 100644
--- a/jquery-emotions/jquery.emotions.js
+++ b/jquery-emotions/jquery.emotions.js
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
 
                 if (pattern[0] === ';') {
                     text = text
-                        .replace(new RegExp("(^|\\W)" + $t.quote(pattern), "g"), "\\1" + rep)
-                        .replace(new RegExp("(^|\\W)" + $t.quote(encPattent), "g"), "\\1" + rep);
+                        .replace(new RegExp("(^|\\W)" + $t.quote(pattern), "g"), "$1" + rep)
+                        .replace(new RegExp("(^|\\W)" + $t.quote(encPattent), "g"), "$1" + rep);
                 } else {
                     text = text
                         .replace(new RegExp($t.quote(pattern), "g"), rep)