diff --git a/tools/UpdatePaths/__main__.py b/tools/UpdatePaths/__main__.py
index 6ccaa6bfd9b..8e1141580ce 100644
--- a/tools/UpdatePaths/__main__.py
+++ b/tools/UpdatePaths/__main__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ default_map_directory = "../../_maps"
 replacement_re = re.compile(r'\s*(?P<path>[^{]*)\s*(\{(?P<props>.*)\})?')
 
 #urgent todo: replace with actual parser, this is slow as janitor in crit
-split_re = re.compile(r'((?:[A-Za-z0-9_\-$]+)\s*=\s*(?:"(?:.+?)"|[^";]*)|@OLD)')
+split_re = re.compile(r'((?:[A-Za-z0-9_\-$]+)\s*=\s*(?:"(?:.+?)"|[^";][^;]*)|@OLD);?')
 
 
 def props_to_string(props):