diff --git a/core/modules/utils/utils.js b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
index b98a9d224..7848c4e94 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/utils.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Returns an object with the following fields, all optional:
 */
 exports.parseTextReference = function(textRef) {
 	// Separate out the title, field name and/or JSON indices
-	var reTextRef = /^\s*([^!#]+)?(?:(?:!!([^\s]+))|(?:##([^\s]+)))?\s*/mg,
+	var reTextRef = /^\s*([^!#]+)?(?:(?:!!([^\s]+))|(?:##(.+)))?\s*/mg,
 		match = reTextRef.exec(textRef);
 	if(match && reTextRef.lastIndex === textRef.length) {
 		// Return the parts