diff --git a/src/compiler/api/GF/Compile/Compute/Concrete.hs b/src/compiler/api/GF/Compile/Compute/Concrete.hs
index 4503a8ca1..9b77e04ad 100644
--- a/src/compiler/api/GF/Compile/Compute/Concrete.hs
+++ b/src/compiler/api/GF/Compile/Compute/Concrete.hs
@@ -367,16 +367,6 @@ patternMatch v0 ((env0,ps,args0,t):eqs) = match env0 ps eqs args0
         (PString s1, VEmpty)
           | null s1       -> match env ps eqs args
         (PSeq min1 max1 p1 min2 max2 p2,v)
-                          -> case value2string v of
-                               Const s -> do let n  = length s
-                                                 lo = min1 `max` (n-fromMaybe n max2)
-                                                 hi = (n-min2) `min` fromMaybe n max1
-                                                 (ds,cs) = splitAt lo s
-                                             eqs <- matchStr env (p1:p2:ps) eqs (hi-lo) (reverse ds) cs args
-                                             patternMatch v0 eqs
-                               RunTime -> return v0
-                               NonExist-> patternMatch v0 eqs
-        (PRep minp maxp p, v)
                           -> case value2string v of
                                Const s -> let n  = length s
                                               lo = min1 `max` (n-fromMaybe n max2)
@@ -388,7 +378,13 @@ patternMatch v0 ((env0,ps,args0,t):eqs) = match env0 ps eqs args0
                                                else patternMatch v0 eqs
                                RunTime -> return v0
                                NonExist-> patternMatch v0 eqs
-        (PChar, VStr [_]) -> match env ps eqs args
+        (PRep minp maxp p, v)
+                          -> case value2string v of
+                               Const s -> do let n = length s `div` (max minp 1)
+                                             eqs <- matchRep env n minp maxp p minp maxp p ps ((env,PString []:ps,(arg:args),t) : eqs) (arg:args)
+                                             patternMatch v0 eqs
+                               RunTime -> return v0
+                               NonExist-> patternMatch v0 eqs
         (PChars cs, VStr [c])
           | elem c cs     -> match env ps eqs args
         (PInt n, VInt m)