diff --git a/render-test/parser.cpp b/render-test/parser.cpp
index 093d4b37f..1c1f8b279 100644
--- a/render-test/parser.cpp
+++ b/render-test/parser.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> readExpectedImageEntries(const mbgl::filesystem::path&
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> readExpectedMetricEntries(const mbgl::filesystem::path& base) {
-    static const std::regex regex(".*/metrics.*.json");
+    static const std::regex regex(".*/metrics.json");
     return readExpectedEntries(regex, base);
 }