diff --git a/imap.js b/imap.js
index ea1fc46..d9ef023 100644
--- a/imap.js
+++ b/imap.js
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ ImapConnection.prototype.connect = function(loginCb) {
             self.emit('alert', result[1]);
           else if (self._state.status === STATES.BOXSELECTING) {
             var result;
-            if (result = /^\[UIDVALIDITY (\d+)\].*/i.exec(data[2]))
+            if (result = /^\[UIDVALIDITY (\d+)\]/i.exec(data[2]))
               self._state.box.validity = result[1];
-            else if (result = /^\[UIDNEXT (\d+)\].*/i.exec(data[2]))
+            else if (result = /^\[UIDNEXT (\d+)\]/i.exec(data[2]))
               self._state.box._uidnext = result[1];
-            else if (result = /^\[PERMANENTFLAGS \((.*)\)\].*/i.exec(data[2])) {
+            else if (result = /^\[PERMANENTFLAGS \((.*)\)\]/i.exec(data[2])) {
               self._state.box.permFlags = result[1].split(' ');
               var idx;
               if ((idx = self._state.box.permFlags.indexOf('\\*')) > -1) {