diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts
index 50ab4a69bb..4e83756f4a 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ const staticGroups = {
         commitMessageTopic: 'Node.js',
         matchDatasources: ['docker'],
         matchPackageNames: [
-          '/(^/)node$/', // node or ends with "/node, except those below"
+          '/(?:^|/)node$/', // node or ends with "/node, except those below"
           '!calico/node',
           '!docker.io/calico/node',
           '!kindest/node',