diff --git a/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml b/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml
index f1f4312c4..d9f863d9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mergifyio_backport.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 name: Mergifyio backport
 
 on: [issue_comment]
 
 jobs:
   mergifyio_backport:
     if: github.repository == 'vyos/vyos-1x'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
         id: regex-match
         with:
           text: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
-          regex: '[Mm]ergifyio backport '
+          regex: '@[Mm][Ee][Rr][Gg][Ii][Ff][Yy][Ii][Oo] backport '
 
       - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@v1
         if: ${{ steps.regex-match.outputs.match != '' }}
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           labels: backport