diff --git a/tasks/gulp-sprites.js b/tasks/gulp-sprites.js
index a5c86fc291..55464fcc6c 100644
--- a/tasks/gulp-sprites.js
+++ b/tasks/gulp-sprites.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function calculateImgDimensions(img, addPadding) {
 }
 
 function checkForSpecialTreatment(name) {
-  let regex = /hair|skin|beard|mustach|shirt|flower|^headAccessory_special_\w+Ears/;
+  let regex = /^hair|skin|beard|mustach|shirt|flower|^headAccessory_special_\w+Ears/;
   return name.match(regex) || name === 'head_0';
 }