diff --git a/coverager/coverager.php b/coverager/coverager.php
index 2787e54..7d492a9 100644
--- a/coverager/coverager.php
+++ b/coverager/coverager.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function sprint_cov($cov, $lines, $encode = true)
 				$line = $lastattr . $line;
 			}
 
-			if (preg_match('!(<span[^>]+>|</span>).*$!', $line, $m)) {
+			if (preg_match('!(<span[^>]+>|</span>)[^<>]*$!', $line, $m)) {
 				if ($m[1] == '</span>') {
 					$lastattr = null;
 				}