diff --git a/lib/swearjar.js b/lib/swearjar.js
index 63dbaa6..dee1d03 100644
--- a/lib/swearjar.js
+++ b/lib/swearjar.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ var swearjar = {
 
   scan: function (text, callback) {
     var word, key, match;
-    var regex = /\w+/g
+     var regex = /\S+/g;
 
-    while (match = regex.exec(text)) {
+     while (match = regex.exec(text)) {
       word = match[0];
       key  = word.toLowerCase();