diff --git a/src/string.cpp b/src/string.cpp
index ada9f9022a..301f150f89 100644
--- a/src/string.cpp
+++ b/src/string.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle)
  */
 static const char *SkipGarbage(const char *str)
 {
-	while (*str != '\0' && (*str < 'A' || IsInsideMM(*str, '[', '`' + 1) || IsInsideMM(*str, '{', '~' + 1))) str++;
+	while (*str != '\0' && (*str < '0' || IsInsideMM(*str, ';', '@' + 1) || IsInsideMM(*str, '[', '`' + 1) || IsInsideMM(*str, '{', '~' + 1))) str++;
 	return str;
 }