diff --git a/co-authors-plus.php b/co-authors-plus.php
index 2e84732f..4d449c18 100644
--- a/co-authors-plus.php
+++ b/co-authors-plus.php
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ function posts_where_filter( $where, $query ) {
 						$current_user_query = $wpdb->term_taxonomy . '.taxonomy = \'' . $this->coauthor_taxonomy . '\' AND ' . $wpdb->term_taxonomy . '.term_id = \'' . $current_coauthor_term->term_id . '\'';
 						$this->having_terms .= ' ' . $wpdb->term_taxonomy . '.term_id = \'' . $current_coauthor_term->term_id . '\' OR ';
 
-						$where = preg_replace( '/(\b(?:' . $wpdb->posts . '\.)?post_author\s*=\s*(' . get_current_user_id() . ')( |\)))/', $current_user_query, $where, -1 ); #' . $wpdb->postmeta . '.meta_id IS NOT NULL AND}
+						$where = preg_replace( '/(\b(?:' . $wpdb->posts . '\.)?post_author\s*=\s*(' . get_current_user_id() . '))/', $current_user_query, $where, - 1 ); #' . $wpdb->postmeta . '.meta_id IS NOT NULL AND}
 					}
 				}