diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SuggestionMention.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SuggestionMention.js
index a76025b67b1e..08afc8179626 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SuggestionMention.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SuggestionMention.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function SuggestionMention({
             }
 
             const leftString = value.substring(0, indexOfLastNonWhitespaceCharAfterTheCursor);
-            const words = leftString.split(CONST.REGEX.SPECIAL_CHAR_OR_EMOJI);
+            const words = leftString.split(CONST.REGEX.SPACE_OR_EMOJI);
             const lastWord = _.last(words);
 
             let atSignIndex;