diff --git a/flow/projecttracking/jira/jira.py b/flow/projecttracking/jira/jira.py
index e809e9c..5bebde9 100644
--- a/flow/projecttracking/jira/jira.py
+++ b/flow/projecttracking/jira/jira.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def extract_story_id_from_commit_messages(self, commit_messages):
                     # verify there isn't a embedded bracket, if so just skip this one and keep marching.
                     if stories.find('[') == -1:  # there is a nested starting bracket
                         # now dig out the tracker number or jira key in single number format or multiple separated by commas.
-                        r = re.compile('(?:[a-zA-Z]+\-[0-9]+,?)+(,([a-zA-Z]+\-[0-9]+,?))*,?')
+                        r = re.compile('(?:[a-zA-Z]+[a-zA-Z0-9]*\-[0-9]+,?)+(,([a-zA-Z]+[a-zA-Z0-9]*\-[0-9]+,?))*,?')
                         stories_array = stories.split(',')
                         stories = list(filter(r.match, stories_array))
                         for story in stories: