diff --git a/pisi/db/installdb.py b/pisi/db/installdb.py
index 244fc035..583cf65c 100644
--- a/pisi/db/installdb.py
+++ b/pisi/db/installdb.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class InstallDB(lazydb.LazyDB):
         return filter(lambda x: x.type == 'config', files.list)
 
     def search_package(self, terms, lang=None):
-        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
-        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
+        resum = '<Summary xml:lang=.(%s|en).>.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
+        redesc = '<Description xml:lang=.(%s|en).>.*?%s.*?</Description>'
         if not lang:
             lang = pisi.pxml.autoxml.LocalText.get_lang()
         found = []
diff --git a/pisi/db/packagedb.py b/pisi/db/packagedb.py
index a3662d9e..0d9e3063 100644
--- a/pisi/db/packagedb.py
+++ b/pisi/db/packagedb.py
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ class PackageDB(lazydb.LazyDB):
         return pkg
 
     def search_package(self, terms, lang=None, repo=None):
-        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
-        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
+        resum = '<Summary xml:lang=.(%s|en).>.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
+        redesc = '<Description xml:lang=.(%s|en).>.*?%s.*?</Description>'
         if not lang:
             lang = pisi.pxml.autoxml.LocalText.get_lang()
         found = []
diff --git a/pisi/db/sourcedb.py b/pisi/db/sourcedb.py
index 627e8968..f68b87a1 100644
--- a/pisi/db/sourcedb.py
+++ b/pisi/db/sourcedb.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class SourceDB(lazydb.LazyDB):
         return spec
 
     def search_spec(self, terms, lang=None, repo=None):
-        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
-        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
+        resum = '<Summary xml:lang=.(%s|en).>.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
+        redesc = '<Description xml:lang=.(%s|en).>.*?%s.*?</Description>'
         if not lang:
             lang = pisi.pxml.autoxml.LocalText.get_lang()
         found = []