diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index 7bafffb..2a92738 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -303,16 +303,16 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
     rx_quotedtitle = re.compile(r'(?i)^"(.*)"$')
     
     # QM recognizers
-    rx_qm0 = re.compile(r"(?i)^\s*QM(\d+)\s+(.+)$")  # correct
-    rx_qm1 = re.compile(r"(?i)^\s*QM(\w+)\s+(.+)$")  # to detect errors
+    rx_qm_digit = re.compile(r"(?i)^\s*QM(\d+)\s+(.+)$")  # correct
+    rx_qm_detect  = re.compile(r"(?i)^\s*QM\s+(\d+).*") 
     #   remember there is also QM_PATTERN used in views.other and set in settings.py    
 
     rx_qm = re.compile(
-		r"^\s*QM(\d+)\s+([A-DVXa-dvx?])\s+([\w\-_]+\.[\w.\-]+)\s*(\-|[\w\-]+\.[\w.\-]+)(\s+.*)?$"
+		r"^\s*QM(\d+)\s+([A-DVXa-dvx?])\s+([\w\-_]+\.[\w.\-]+)\s+(\-|[\w\-]+\.[\w.\-]+)(\s+.*)?$"
     )    
     """
     Regex explanation for:
-	    r"^\s*QM(\d+)\s+([A-DVXa-dvx?])\s+([\w\-_]+\.[\w.\-]+)\s*(\-|[\w\-]+\.[\w.\-]+)(\s+.*)?$"
+	    r"^\s*QM(\d+)\s+([A-DVXa-dvx?])\s+([\w\-_]+\.[\w.\-]+)\s+(\-|[\w\-]+\.[\w.\-]+)(\s+.*)?$"
 
     Purpose:
     Matches a structured line beginning with "QM", followed by a numeric ID, a status/type code,
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
         
         This _should_ also check that the first QM survey point exists in the block in this survex file.
         """
-        qml = self.rx_qm0.match(comment) # checks for valid QM digit(s)
+        qml = self.rx_qm_digit.match(comment) # checks for valid QM digit(s)
         if not qml:
             message = f' ! QM Unrecognised QM number in  "{survexblock.survexfile.path}"  line:{comment}'
             print(message)
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
         if qmline:
             self.LoadSurvexQM(survexblock, qmline)
         else:
-            message = f' ! QM Unrecognised as valid in "{survexblock.survexfile.path}" QM{qml.group(1)} "{qml.group(2)}" : regex failure typo?'
+            message = f' ! QM Unrecognised as valid in "{survexblock.survexfile.path}" QM{qml.group(1)=} "{qml.group(2)=}" : regex failure typo?'
             print(message)
             stash_data_issue(
                 parser="survex", message=message, url=None, sb=(survexblock.survexfile.path)
@@ -1695,8 +1695,8 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
             self.LoadSurvexMessteam(survexblock, comment)
             pass
 
-        qmcomment= self.rx_qm1.match(comment)
-        # rx_qm1  (r"(?i)^\s*QM(\w+)\s+(.+)$")  QM followed by a word
+        qmcomment= self.rx_qm_detect.match(comment)
+        # rx_qm_detect  (r"(?i)^\s*QM.*")  QM fthen anything
         if qmcomment:
             self.ProcessQM(survexblock, qmcomment, comment)