diff --git a/src/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts b/src/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts
index 1ea422ffe..ba862fa18 100644
--- a/src/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts
+++ b/src/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ export class TagUtils {
         }
         const withRegex = TagUtils.parseRegexOperator(tag)
         if (withRegex != null) {
-            if (withRegex.value === "*" && withRegex.invert) {
+            if (withRegex.value === "*" && withRegex.invert && typeof withRegex.key !== "string") {
                 throw `Don't use 'key!~*' - use 'key=' instead (empty string as value (in the tag ${tag} while parsing ${context})`
             }
             if (withRegex.value === "") {