diff --git a/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx b/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx
index f2fa73f..b1e8593 100755
--- a/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx
+++ b/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ while (1) {
     print STDERR "sleep for 2 seconds\n" if $VERBOSE > 5;
     sleep 2;
     next;
-  } elsif ($query{question} !~  /^[\,\=\~\-\@\w.\s\"\'\_\(\)\<\>\*\.\!]+$/) {
+#  } elsif ($query{question} !~  /^[\,\=\~\-\@\w.\s\"\'\_\(\)\<\>\*\.\!\^\:\$\|]+$/) {
+  } elsif ($query{question} !~  /^[\s\S]+$/) {
     print STDERR "Query string $query{question} looks suspicious, not running beancount query!\n";
     (tied %query)->shlock;
     $query{fifoName} = mktemp("REJECTED_beancount-query-fifo-this-file-does-not-exist_${$}_XXXXXXXXX");