diff --git a/tools/skip_tracker.py b/tools/skip_tracker.py
index 1ed6961..c244808 100755
--- a/tools/skip_tracker.py
+++ b/tools/skip_tracker.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     """
     Return the skip tuples in a test file
     """
-    BUG_RE = re.compile(r'.*skip\(.*bug:*\s*\#*(\d+)', re.IGNORECASE)
+    BUG_RE = re.compile(r'.*skip.*bug:*\s*\#*(\d+)', re.IGNORECASE)
     DEF_RE = re.compile(r'.*def (\w+)\(')
     bug_found = False
     results = []