diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-css/change-a-variable-for-a-specific-area.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-css/change-a-variable-for-a-specific-area.md
index 1b065a5f7e..1d769a74d9 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-css/change-a-variable-for-a-specific-area.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-css/change-a-variable-for-a-specific-area.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The `penguin` class should reassign the `--penguin-belly` variable to `white`.
 
 ```js
 assert(
-  code.match(/.penguin\s*?{[\s\S]*--penguin-belly\s*?:\s*?white\s*?;[\s\S]*}/gi)
+  code.match(/\.penguin\s*?{[\s\S]*(?<!background-color: )--penguin-belly\s*?:\s?white\s*?;[\s\S]*}/gi)
 );
 ```