1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mailman/rest/helpers.py b/src/mailman/rest/helpers.py
index b8b602dea..b532b330b 100644
--- a/src/mailman/rest/helpers.py
+++ b/src/mailman/rest/helpers.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 """Web service helpers."""
 
+import re
 import json
 import falcon
 import hashlib
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from email.header import Header
 from email.message import Message
 from enum import Enum
+
 from lazr.config import as_boolean
 from mailman.config import config
 from pprint import pformat
@@ -233,6 +235,8 @@ def child(matcher=None):
     def decorator(func):
         if matcher is None:
             func.__matcher__ = func.__name__
+        elif isinstance(matcher, str) and matcher.startswith('^'):
+            func.__matcher__ = re.compile(matcher)
         else:
             func.__matcher__ = matcher
         return func