diff --git a/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh b/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh
index 97385b595b41c1681d569b49de9f024ca27b7b1d..be32780ef7bda6605417a86ec044d8070b77d483 100755
--- a/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ test_70a () {
 				error "dd failed on $CLIENT"
 	done
 
-	local prev_client=$(echo $clients | sed 's/^.* \(\w\+\)$/\1/') 
+	local prev_client=$(echo $clients | sed 's/^.* \(.\+\)$/\1/') 
 	for C in ${CLIENTS//,/ }; do
 		do_node $prev_client dd if=$DIR/${tfile}_${C} of=/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
 			error "dd if=$DIR/${tfile}_${C} failed on $prev_client"