diff --git a/src/rule_with_operator.cc b/src/rule_with_operator.cc
index 9c356b8fb..1fd095dd5 100644
--- a/src/rule_with_operator.cc
+++ b/src/rule_with_operator.cc
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ bool RuleWithOperator::evaluate(Transaction *trans,
                 v = nullptr;
                 continue;
             }
-            if (exclusion.contains(v) ||
-                std::find_if(trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetByTag.begin(),
+            // If we get here, exclusion.contains(v) is false.
+            if (std::find_if(trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetByTag.begin(),
                     trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetByTag.end(),
                     [&, v, trans, this](const auto &m) -> bool {
                         return containsTag(m.first, trans) && m.second == v->getKeyWithCollection();
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.h b/src/variables/variable.h
index e47ed9590..a60b324f0 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.h
+++ b/src/variables/variable.h
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ class Variables : public std::vector<Variable *> {
             [v](const Variable *m) {
                 const auto *r = dynamic_cast<const VariableRegex *>(m);
                 if (r) {
-                    return !r->m_r.searchAll(v->getKey()).empty();
+                    return r->m_r.search(v->getKey()) != 0;
                 }
                 return v->getKeyWithCollection() == *m->m_fullName.get();
             }) != end();