diff --git a/sanityCheck.sh b/sanityCheck.sh
index f70af67f8168f72d083091794b08254beced6c15..5de0388b504975009010087fde7938da592bfc9c 100755
--- a/sanityCheck.sh
+++ b/sanityCheck.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $GREP -e "<<.*[(][^<>)]*[(][^<>)]*)\?[^<>)]*>>" -- "src/*" | myprint "MissingClo
 # Check for too many >>>.  e.g.: <</if>>>
 $GREP "<<[^<>]*[<>]\?[^<>]*>>>" -- "src/*.tw" | myprint "TooManyAngleBrackets"
 # Check for wrong capitalization on 'activeslave' and other common typos
-$GREP -e "\$act" --and --not -e "\$\(activeSlave\|activeChild\|activeArcology\|activeOrgan\|activeLimbs\|activeUnits\|activeLurcher\|active.)" -- "src/*" | myprint "WrongCapitalization"
+$GREP -e "\$act" --and --not -e "\$\(activeSlave\|activeChild\|activeArcology\|activeOrgan\|activeLimbs\|activeUnits\|activeLurcher\|active\\.)" -- "src/*" | myprint "WrongCapitalization"
 # Check for strange spaces e.g.  $slaves[$i]. lips
 $GREP "\$slaves\[\$i\]\. " -- 'src/*' | myprint "MissingPropertyAfterSlaves"
 # Check using refreshmentType instead of refreshment