diff --git a/src/lib/isVAT.js b/src/lib/isVAT.js
index 1ec2c5991..68aab5c12 100644
--- a/src/lib/isVAT.js
+++ b/src/lib/isVAT.js
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ export const vatMatchers = {
   PA: str => /^(PA)?$/.test(str),
   PY: str => /^(PY)?\d{6,8}-\d{1}$/.test(str),
   PE: str => /^(PE)?\d{11}$/.test(str),
-  DO: str => /^(DO)?(\d{11}|(\d{3}-\d{7}-\d{1})|[1,4,5]{1}\d{8}|([1,4,5]{1})-\d{2}-\d{5}-\d{1})$/.test(str),
+  DO: str => /^(DO)?(\d{11}|(\d{3}-\d{7}-\d{1})|[145]{1}\d{8}|([145]{1})-\d{2}-\d{5}-\d{1})$/.test(str),
   UY: str => /^(UY)?\d{12}$/.test(str),
-  VE: str => /^(VE)?[J,G,V,E]{1}-(\d{9}|(\d{8}-\d{1}))$/.test(str),
+  VE: str => /^(VE)?[JGVE]{1}-(\d{9}|(\d{8}-\d{1}))$/.test(str),
 };
 
 export default function isVAT(str, countryCode) {
diff --git a/test/validators.test.js b/test/validators.test.js
index 9c867efae..c3703329b 100644
--- a/test/validators.test.js
+++ b/test/validators.test.js
@@ -16026,6 +16026,8 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
       invalid: [
         'DO 12345678901',
         '1234567890',
+        ',12345678',
+        ',-12-34567-8',
       ],
     });
     test({
@@ -16052,6 +16054,8 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
       invalid: [
         'VE J-123456789',
         '12345678',
+        ',-123456789',
+        ',-12345678-9',
       ],
     });
     test({