diff --git a/src/app/features/tasks/short-syntax.util.ts b/src/app/features/tasks/short-syntax.util.ts
index 634a67ca791..1c47f652a67 100644
--- a/src/app/features/tasks/short-syntax.util.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/tasks/short-syntax.util.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const customDateParser = chrono.casual.clone();
 customDateParser.parsers.push(
   {
     // match tomorrow
-    pattern: () => /^tom| tom/i,
+    pattern: () => /^tom| @tom/i,
     extract: () => {
       const today = new Date();
       return {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ customDateParser.parsers.push(
   },
   {
     // match today
-    pattern: () => /^tod| tod/i,
+    pattern: () => /^tod| @tod/i,
     extract: () => {
       const today = new Date();
       return {