diff --git a/vulnerabilities/ibm-infoprint-directory-traversal.yaml b/vulnerabilities/ibm-infoprint-directory-traversal.yaml
index ce61b609ea..46457e8e32 100644
--- a/vulnerabilities/ibm-infoprint-directory-traversal.yaml
+++ b/vulnerabilities/ibm-infoprint-directory-traversal.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ requests:
       - type: status
         status:
           - 200
-      - type: word
-        words:
-          - "root:::"
+      - type: regex
+        regex:
+         - "root:[x*]:0:0"
+        part: body
+