diff --git a/pandora/event/models.py b/pandora/event/models.py
index 4c4a2375c..56f87d74d 100644
--- a/pandora/event/models.py
+++ b/pandora/event/models.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Event(models.Model):
                 name = name.lower()
                 if name in value and (value.startswith(name) or \
                        value.endswith(name) or \
-                       re.compile('\s%s[\.!?:\-\s]'%name).findall(value)):
+                       re.compile('\s%s[\.,;:!?\-\s]'%name).findall(value)):
                     matches.append(a.id)
                     break
         if not matches:
diff --git a/pandora/place/models.py b/pandora/place/models.py
index 52ecd6803..7ab8876da 100644
--- a/pandora/place/models.py
+++ b/pandora/place/models.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Place(models.Model):
             for name in [self.name] + list(self.alternativeNames):
                 if name in value and (value.startswith(name) or \
                        value.endswith(name) or \
-                       re.compile('\s%s[\.!?:\-\s]'%name).findall(value)):
+                       re.compile('\s%s[\.,;:!?\-\s]'%name).findall(value)):
                     matches.append(a.id)
                     break
         if not matches: