diff --git a/KILabel/Source/KILabel.m b/KILabel/Source/KILabel.m
index 37dbbff..6d61280 100644
--- a/KILabel/Source/KILabel.m
+++ b/KILabel/Source/KILabel.m
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ - (NSArray *)getRangesForHashtags:(NSString *)text
     static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
     dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
         NSError *error = nil;
-        regex = [[NSRegularExpression alloc] initWithPattern:@"(?<!\\w)#([\\w\\_]+)?" options:0 error:&error];
+        regex = [[NSRegularExpression alloc] initWithPattern:@"((#)([\\w\\_]+)?)" options:0 error:&error];
     });
     
     // Run the expression and get matches