diff --git a/.architecture-rules/background_tasks.yaml b/.architecture-rules/background_tasks.yaml
index 25ea3d59..217179a6 100644
--- a/.architecture-rules/background_tasks.yaml
+++ b/.architecture-rules/background_tasks.yaml
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ background_task_rules:
       - "error" -> "failed"
     severity: warning
     anti_patterns:
-      - pattern: 'status.*=.*["\']processing["\']'
+      - pattern: "status.*=.*processing"
         message: "Use 'running' instead of 'processing'"
-      - pattern: 'status.*=.*["\']fetching["\']'
+      - pattern: "status.*=.*fetching"
         message: "Use 'running' instead of 'fetching'"
     suggestion: |
       Use the standard status enum: