diff --git a/others/dictclient.py b/others/dictclient.py
index e7a6094e2..10d403fd5 100644
--- a/others/dictclient.py
+++ b/others/dictclient.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class Connection:
             if code != 151:
                 break
 
-            resultword, resultdb = re.search('^"(.+)" (\S+)', text).groups()
+            resultword, resultdb = re.search('^"(.*)" (\S+)', text).groups()
             defstr = self.get100block()
             retval.append(Definition(self, self.getdbobj(resultdb),
                                      resultword, defstr))
diff --git a/test/test_Dict.py b/test/test_Dict.py
index 35f2f9796..959738632 100644
--- a/test/test_Dict.py
+++ b/test/test_Dict.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class DictTestCase(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
     def testDict(self):
         self.assertNotError('dict slash')
         self.assertNotRegexp('dict web1913 slash', 'foldoc')
+        self.assertNotError('dict ""')
 
     def testDictionaries(self):
         self.assertNotError('dictionaries')
diff --git a/test/test_Utilities.py b/test/test_Utilities.py
index 7ea4c85d7..9bb9e3e7a 100644
--- a/test/test_Utilities.py
+++ b/test/test_Utilities.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class UtilitiesTestCase(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
         self.assertResponse('re "m/My children/" [cpustats]', 'My children')
         self.assertResponse('re s/user/luser/g user user', 'luser luser')
         self.assertResponse('re s/user/luser/ user user', 'luser user')
+        self.assertNotRegexp('re m/foo/ bar', 'has no attribute')
 
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