diff --git a/generic/secrets/security/detected-aws-access-key-id-value.yaml b/generic/secrets/security/detected-aws-access-key-id-value.yaml
index ac22dc9780..1553b5d872 100644
--- a/generic/secrets/security/detected-aws-access-key-id-value.yaml
+++ b/generic/secrets/security/detected-aws-access-key-id-value.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 rules:
 - id: detected-aws-access-key-id-value
   patterns:
-  - pattern-regex: (A3T[A-Z0-9]|AKIA|AGPA|AROA|AIPA|ANPA|ANVA|ASIA)[A-Z0-9]{16}
+  - pattern-regex: \b(A3T[A-Z0-9]|AKIA|AGPA|AROA|AIPA|ANPA|ANVA|ASIA)[A-Z0-9]{16}\b
   - pattern-not-regex: (?i)example|sample|test|fake
   languages: [regex]
   message: AWS Access Key ID Value detected. This is a sensitive credential and should not be hardcoded