diff --git a/bash-abbr b/bash-abbr
index 8d27df8..3c859cb 100644
--- a/bash-abbr
+++ b/bash-abbr
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ _redir_or_assign_word () {
     _part+="|$_arithmetic_eval"
     _part+="|$_process_substition"
     _part+="|$_escaped_char"
-    declare -r _word="($_part)+" \
+    declare -r _word="($_part)*" \
                _close_redirection="($_varredir_or_number)($_redir_in_or_out)($_close_or_move_fd)" \
                _generic_redirection="($_redir_or_append_out_and_err|($_varredir_or_number)($_heredoc_herestring_in_out_etc))"
     # shellcheck disable=SC1087