diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/functions/ExpandProperties.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/functions/ExpandProperties.java
index e8bb05ba62..7b3c1f32ea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/functions/ExpandProperties.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/functions/ExpandProperties.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 public class ExpandProperties implements Function<Properties, Properties> {
 
    // Matches variables in a string such as ${foo.bar}
-   private static final Pattern VAR = Pattern.compile("\\$\\{[^\\}]+}");
+   private static final Pattern VAR = Pattern.compile("\\$\\{[^\\}]+\\}");
 
    @Override
    public Properties apply(final Properties properties) {