diff --git a/actions.js b/actions.js
index 2814d7a..bc4f8ad 100755
--- a/actions.js
+++ b/actions.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Object.assign(
 					'\\d+\\.\\d+|\\d+',
 
 					// identifiers...
-					'[a-zA-Z$@#_][a-zA-Z0-9$@#_-\\.]*',
+					'[a-zA-Z$@#_][a-zA-Z0-9$@#_\\-\\.]*',
 
 					// rest args...
 					'\\.\\.\\.',
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Object.assign(
 						new parseStringAction.Argument(e.slice(1))
 					// idetifiers...
 					// NOTE: keep this last as it is the most general...
-					: /^[a-zA-Z$@#_][a-zA-Z0-9$@#_-\.]*$/.test(e) ?
+					: /^[a-zA-Z$@#_][a-zA-Z0-9$@#_\-\.]*$/.test(e) ?
 						new parseStringAction.Identifier(e)
 					: JSON.parse(e) })
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34f2eed..c4b46f0 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-actions",
-  "version": "3.24.17",
+  "version": "3.24.18",
   "description": "",
   "main": "actions.js",
   "scripts": {