diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index 60677ac..a6d2a20 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // this regex extracts ussd reply options
-const regex = /\s(\d{1,2}).\s/g;
+const regex = /\s(\d{1,2})\.\s/g;
 
 // TODO: converts the text to a telegram keyboard
 function createKeyboard(input) {