diff --git a/_vale/Docker/Acronyms.yml b/_vale/Docker/Acronyms.yml
index 337fe998a1..e9b451a3c3 100644
--- a/_vale/Docker/Acronyms.yml
+++ b/_vale/Docker/Acronyms.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ link: https://docs.docker.com/contribute/style/grammar/#acronyms-and-initialisms
 level: warning
 ignorecase: false
 # Ensures that the existence of 'first' implies the existence of 'second'.
-first: '\b[^!]([A-Z]{3,5})\b'
-second: '(?:\b[A-Za-z]+(?: |\n))+\(([A-Z]{3,5})\)'
+first: '\b([A-Z]{3,5})\b'
+second: '(?:\b[A-Z][a-z]+ )+\(([A-Z]{3,5})\)'
 # ... with the exception of these:
 exceptions:
   - API