diff --git a/scripts/tweak_conllu.py b/scripts/tweak_conllu.py
index 96215fd..8ccaec8 100644
--- a/scripts/tweak_conllu.py
+++ b/scripts/tweak_conllu.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ for line in input_file:
     if (line[0].isdigit()):
         output_map['tokens'].append(line.strip())
     else:
-        match = re.search('^# (.+) = (.+)$', line)
+        match = re.search('^# (.+?) = (.+)$', line)
         if (match):
             (name, value) = match.groups()
             if (name == 'newpar id'):