diff --git a/serde_json_path/src/parser/selector/function/registry.rs b/serde_json_path/src/parser/selector/function/registry.rs
index aa6daf6..bc88636 100644
--- a/serde_json_path/src/parser/selector/function/registry.rs
+++ b/serde_json_path/src/parser/selector/function/registry.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn count(nodes: NodesType) -> ValueType {
 #[serde_json_path_macros::register(name = "match", target = MATCH_FUNC)]
 fn match_func(value: ValueType, rgx: ValueType) -> LogicalType {
     match (value.as_value(), rgx.as_value()) {
-        (Some(Value::String(s)), Some(Value::String(r))) => Regex::new(format!("^{r}$").as_str())
+        (Some(Value::String(s)), Some(Value::String(r))) => Regex::new(format!("^({r})$").as_str())
             .map(|r| r.is_match(s))
             .map(Into::into)
             .unwrap_or_default(),
diff --git a/serde_json_path/tests/regressions.rs b/serde_json_path/tests/regressions.rs
index c53b3b5..7f1f940 100644
--- a/serde_json_path/tests/regressions.rs
+++ b/serde_json_path/tests/regressions.rs
@@ -11,3 +11,12 @@ fn issue_49() {
     let path = JsonPath::parse("$[?(@.a == 2)]").expect("parses JSONPath");
     assert!(path.query(&value).is_empty());
 }
+
+// This test is meant for issue #60, which can be found here:
+// https://github.com/hiltontj/serde_json_path/issues/60
+#[test]
+fn issue_60() {
+    let value = json!([{"foo": "bar"}, {"foo": "biz"}]);
+    let path = JsonPath::parse("$[? match(@.foo, '|')]").expect("parses JSONPath");
+    assert!(path.query(&value).is_empty());
+}