diff --git a/libervia/backend/tools/common/date_utils.py b/libervia/backend/tools/common/date_utils.py
index 26452421..5fd77d0b 100644
--- a/libervia/backend/tools/common/date_utils.py
+++ b/libervia/backend/tools/common/date_utils.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from libervia.backend.core.i18n import _
 
 RELATIVE_RE = re.compile(
     r"\s*(?P<in>\bin\b)?"
-    r"(?P<date>[^+-].+[^\s+-])?\s*(?P<direction>[-+])?\s*"
+    r"(?P<date>[^+-][^+]+[^\s+-])?\s*(?P<direction>[-+])?\s*"
     r"\s*(?P<quantity>\d+)\s*"
     r"(?P<unit>(second|sec|s|minute|min|month|mo|m|hour|hr|h|day|d|week|w|year|yr|y))s?"
     r"(?P<ago>\s+ago)?\s*",