diff --git a/Parser/Shortcut/ClassParser.php b/Parser/Shortcut/ClassParser.php
index 142bd16..83f8d13 100644
--- a/Parser/Shortcut/ClassParser.php
+++ b/Parser/Shortcut/ClassParser.php
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@ public function parse($source)
     {
         // Matches an optional namespace, optional element, and required class
         // $source = 'test|input.ab6bd_field';
-        // $matches = array (size=5)
-        //     0 => string 'test:input.ab6bd_field' (length=22)
-        //     1 => string 'test:' (length=5)
-        //     2 => string 'test' (length=4)
-        //     3 => string 'input' (length=5)
-        //     4 => string 'ab6bd_field' (length=11)
-        if (preg_match('/^(([a-z]+)\|)?([\w-]+|\*)?\.([\w-]+)$/i', trim($source), $matches)) {
+        // $matches = array (size=4)
+        //     0 => string 'test|input.ab6bd_field' (length=22)
+        //     1 => string 'test' (length=4)
+        //     2 => string 'input' (length=5)
+        //     3 => string 'ab6bd_field' (length=11)
+        if (preg_match('/^(?:([a-z]++)\|)?+([\w-]++|\*)?+\.([\w-]++)$/i', trim($source), $matches)) {
             return array(
-                new SelectorNode(new ClassNode(new ElementNode($matches[2] ?: null, $matches[3] ?: null), $matches[4])),
+                new SelectorNode(new ClassNode(new ElementNode($matches[1] ?: null, $matches[2] ?: null), $matches[3])),
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/Parser/Shortcut/ElementParser.php b/Parser/Shortcut/ElementParser.php
index f62d259..00e4435 100644
--- a/Parser/Shortcut/ElementParser.php
+++ b/Parser/Shortcut/ElementParser.php
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ public function parse($source)
     {
         // Matches an optional namespace, required element or `*`
         // $source = 'testns|testel';
-        // $matches = array (size=4)
-        //     0 => string 'testns:testel' (length=13)
-        //     1 => string 'testns:' (length=7)
-        //     2 => string 'testns' (length=6)
-        //     3 => string 'testel' (length=6)
-        if (preg_match('/^(([a-z]+)\|)?([\w-]+|\*)$/i', trim($source), $matches)) {
-            return array(new SelectorNode(new ElementNode($matches[2] ?: null, $matches[3])));
+        // $matches = array (size=3)
+        //     0 => string 'testns|testel' (length=13)
+        //     1 => string 'testns' (length=6)
+        //     2 => string 'testel' (length=6)
+        if (preg_match('/^(?:([a-z]++)\|)?([\w-]++|\*)$/i', trim($source), $matches)) {
+            return array(new SelectorNode(new ElementNode($matches[1] ?: null, $matches[2])));
         }
 
         return array();
diff --git a/Parser/Shortcut/HashParser.php b/Parser/Shortcut/HashParser.php
index fde6141..3dbad79 100644
--- a/Parser/Shortcut/HashParser.php
+++ b/Parser/Shortcut/HashParser.php
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@ public function parse($source)
     {
         // Matches an optional namespace, optional element, and required id
         // $source = 'test|input#ab6bd_field';
-        // $matches = array (size=5)
-        //     0 => string 'test:input#ab6bd_field' (length=22)
-        //     1 => string 'test:' (length=5)
-        //     2 => string 'test' (length=4)
-        //     3 => string 'input' (length=5)
-        //     4 => string 'ab6bd_field' (length=11)
-        if (preg_match('/^(([a-z]+)\|)?([\w-]+|\*)?#([\w-]+)$/i', trim($source), $matches)) {
+        // $matches = array (size=4)
+        //     0 => string 'test|input#ab6bd_field' (length=22)
+        //     1 => string 'test' (length=4)
+        //     2 => string 'input' (length=5)
+        //     3 => string 'ab6bd_field' (length=11)
+        if (preg_match('/^(?:([a-z]++)\|)?+([\w-]++|\*)?+#([\w-]++)$/i', trim($source), $matches)) {
             return array(
-                new SelectorNode(new HashNode(new ElementNode($matches[2] ?: null, $matches[3] ?: null), $matches[4])),
+                new SelectorNode(new HashNode(new ElementNode($matches[1] ?: null, $matches[2] ?: null), $matches[3])),
             );
         }