diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java
index 9a21ea5c0..f14b290a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapService.java
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ private Collection<Error> validateScenarioLua(String validMapName, String scenar
       .build();
 
     for (Entry entry : declarations.entrySet()) {
-      if (!scenarioLua.matches(format("{0}\\w=\\w'\\/maps\\/{0}(\\.v\\d{4})?/{0}{1}'", entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()))) {
+      Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(format("{0}\\s=\\s''\\/maps\\/{2}(\\.v\\d{4})?\\/{2}{1}'',", entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), validMapName));
+      if (!pattern.matcher(scenarioLua).find()) {
         errors.add(new Error(ErrorCode.MAP_SCRIPT_LINE_MISSING, format(
           "{0} = ''/maps/{2}/{2}{1}'',", entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), validMapName
         )));
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java
index 832faed44..28904d07e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/faforever/api/map/MapServiceTest.java
@@ -152,12 +152,80 @@ void testMapNameStartsInvalid() {
       assertThat(result, apiExceptionWithCode(MAP_NAME_DOES_NOT_START_WITH_LETTER));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testScenarioLuaSuccessWithoutVersion() {
+      MapValidationRequest request = new MapValidationRequest("name",
+        "map = '/maps/name/name.scmap', " +
+          "save = '/maps/name/name_save.lua', " +
+          "script = '/maps/name/name_script.lua', "
+      );
+
+      instance.validate(request);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testScenarioLuaSuccessWithVersion() {
+      // of course the version number should be the same every time but we don't validate this
+      MapValidationRequest request = new MapValidationRequest("name",
+        "map = '/maps/name.v0001/name.scmap', " +
+          "save = '/maps/name.v0002/name_save.lua', " +
+          "script = '/maps/name.v0003/name_script.lua', "
+      );
+
+      instance.validate(request);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testScenarioLuaMissingAllLines() {
       MapValidationRequest request = new MapValidationRequest("name", "");
       ApiException result = assertThrows(ApiException.class, () -> instance.validate(request));
       assertThat(result.getErrors().length, is(3));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testScenarioLuaWrongMapLine() {
+      MapValidationRequest request = new MapValidationRequest("name",
+        "map = '/maps/name.vINVALID_VERSION/name.scmap', " +
+          "save = '/maps/name.v0002/name_save.lua', " +
+          "script = '/maps/name.v0003/name_script.lua', "
+      );
+
+      ApiException result = assertThrows(ApiException.class, () -> instance.validate(request));
+
+      assertThat(result.getErrors().length, is(1));
+      assertThat(result.getErrors()[0].getArgs().length, is(1));
+      assertThat(result.getErrors()[0].getArgs()[0], is("map = '/maps/name/name.scmap',"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testScenarioLuaWrongSaveLine() {
+      MapValidationRequest request = new MapValidationRequest("name",
+        "map = '/maps/name.v0001/name.scmap', " +
+          "save = '/maps/name.vINVALID_VERSION/name_save.lua', " +
+          "script = '/maps/name.v0003/name_script.lua', "
+      );
+
+      ApiException result = assertThrows(ApiException.class, () -> instance.validate(request));
+
+      assertThat(result.getErrors().length, is(1));
+      assertThat(result.getErrors()[0].getArgs().length, is(1));
+      assertThat(result.getErrors()[0].getArgs()[0], is("save = '/maps/name/name_save.lua',"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testScenarioLuaWrongScriptLine() {
+      MapValidationRequest request = new MapValidationRequest("name",
+        "map = '/maps/name.v0001/name.scmap', " +
+          "save = '/maps/name.v0002/name_save.lua', " +
+          "script = '/maps/name.vINVALID_VERSION/name_script.lua', "
+      );
+
+      ApiException result = assertThrows(ApiException.class, () -> instance.validate(request));
+
+      assertThat(result.getErrors().length, is(1));
+      assertThat(result.getErrors()[0].getArgs().length, is(1));
+      assertThat(result.getErrors()[0].getArgs()[0], is("script = '/maps/name/name_script.lua',"));
+    }
   }
 
   @Nested