diff --git a/plugins/gorse/index.py b/plugins/gorse/index.py
index 6de72ef1a..15ae0f79d 100755
--- a/plugins/gorse/index.py
+++ b/plugins/gorse/index.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def initRedisConf():
     requirepass = ""
     conf = mw.getServerDir() + '/redis/redis.conf'
     content = mw.readFile(conf)
-    rep = r"^(requirepass" + r"\)\s*([.0-9A-Za-z_& ~]+)"
+    rep = r"^(requirepass)\s*([.0-9A-Za-z_& ~]+)"
     tmp = re.search(rep, content, re.M)
     if tmp:
         requirepass = tmp.groups()[1]