diff --git a/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py b/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py
index 303081d..3db3898 100644
--- a/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py
+++ b/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def process_pattern(pattern_str: str) -> Pattern:
   """
   try:
     print(f"Incoming Pattern: {pattern_str}")
-    pattern = re.compile(pattern_str)
+    pattern = re.compile(pattern_str[1:-1])
   except Exception as e:
     raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
       f"'{pattern_str}' is not a valid regex pattern\n {e}"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 31e4752..ce7bbbe 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = commit-msg-regex-hook
-version = v0.0.7
+version = v0.0.8
 author = David Tippett
 description = Checks if commit message matches supplied regex
 long_description = file: README.md