diff --git a/pagure/lib/link.py b/pagure/lib/link.py
index d25a425..04ca77b 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/link.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/link.py
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ import pagure.exceptions
 FIXES = [
     re.compile(r'(?:.*\s+)?fixe?[sd]?:?\s*?#(\d+)', re.I),
     re.compile(
-        r'(?:.*\s+)?fixe?[sd]?:?\s*?https?://.*/(\w+)'
+        r'(?:.*\s+)?fixe?[sd]?:?\s*?https?://.*/([a-zA-z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*)'
         '/(?:issue|pull-request)/(\d+)', re.I),
     re.compile(r'(?:.*\s+)?merge?[sd]?:?\s*?#(\d+)', re.I),
     re.compile(
-        r'(?:.*\s+)?merge?[sd]?:?\s*?https?://.*/(\w+)'
+        r'(?:.*\s+)?merge?[sd]?:?\s*?https?://.*/([a-zA-z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*)'
         '/(?:issue|pull-request)/(\d+)', re.I),
     re.compile(r'(?:.*\s+)?close?[sd]?:?\s*?#(\d+)', re.I),
     re.compile(
-        r'(?:.*\s+)?close?[sd]?:?\s*?https?://.*/(\w+)'
+        r'(?:.*\s+)?close?[sd]?:?\s*?https?://.*/([a-zA-z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*)'
         '/(?:issue|pull-request)/(\d+)', re.I),
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_link.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_link.py
index 14aa418..b6ec4fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_link.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_link.py
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ class PagureLibLinktests(tests.Modeltests):
             ('test', '123'))
         project_match('Merge: http://localhost/fork/pingou/test/issue/1234#foo',
             ('test', '1234'))
+        project_match('Merges: https://localhost/SSSD/ding-libs/pull-request/3188',
+            ('ding-libs', '3188'))
 
         # issue matches
         def issue_match(text, issue):