diff --git a/common-items.lic b/common-items.lic
index 96cd47925b..2c78062c61 100644
--- a/common-items.lic
+++ b/common-items.lic
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ module DRCI
     /^A brisk chill rushes through you as you wear/, # some hiro bearskin gloves interlaced with strips of ice-veined leather
     /^You drape/,
     /You lean over and slip your feet into the boots./, # a pair of weathered barkcloth boots lined in flannel,
-    /You reach down and step into/ # pair of enaada boots clasped by asharsh'dai
+    /^You reach down and step into/ # pair of enaada boots clasped by asharsh'dai
   ]
 
   WEAR_ITEM_FAILURE_PATTERNS = [
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ module DRCI
     /slide themselves off of your/,
     /you manage to loosen/,
     /you unlace/,
-    /You slam the heels/
+    /^You slam the heels/
   ]
 
   REMOVE_ITEM_FAILURE_PATTERNS = [