diff --git a/scripts/jobs/data_and_insight/person_matching_module.py b/scripts/jobs/data_and_insight/person_matching_module.py
index 5dcb5e6ae..744666413 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/data_and_insight/person_matching_module.py
+++ b/scripts/jobs/data_and_insight/person_matching_module.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def standardize_name(name: Column) -> Column:
             trim(
                 regexp_replace(
                     regexp_replace(regexp_replace(name, "0", "O"), "1", "L"),
-                    r"^[\&*./\]+",
+                    r"[&*./\\]",
                     "",
                 )
             )