diff --git a/check.py b/check.py
index ab580502..3618ddb1 100755
--- a/check.py
+++ b/check.py
@@ -84,9 +84,17 @@ class Test:
     self._step.append({'result': False, 'msg_err': msg_err})
     self._errflag = True
 
+  @classmethod
+  def compare(cls, val0, val1):
+    if isinstance(val1, basestring):
+      result = re.search(val0, val1)
+    else:
+      result = (val0 == val1)
+    return result
+
   def test(self, value_expected, value, msg_err, msg_ok = None):
     """ Test two values and add the result"""
-    result = (value_expected == value)
+    result = Test.compare(value_expected, value)
     self._step.append({'result': result, 'msg_err': msg_err, 'msg_ok': msg_ok})
     if not result:
       self._errflag = True
diff --git a/test_check.py b/test_check.py
index a531013b..74636866 100644
--- a/test_check.py
+++ b/test_check.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TestCheckFlowVars(unittest.TestCase):
       { 'R0': { '$xavp(v0)':
                  [{
                    'k0': [1],
-                   'k1': ['a', 'b']
+                   'k1': ['a', 'b', 'fuckthisshit']
                   },
                   {
                    'k0': [1,2],
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ class TestCheckFlowVars(unittest.TestCase):
       { 'R1': {} },
     ]
     self.scen = [
-      { 'R0': {'$xavp(v0[0]=>k0[0])': 1, '$xavp(v0[0]=>k1[0])': 'a'} },
+      { 'R0': { '$xavp(v0[0]=>k0[0])': 1,
+                '$xavp(v0[0]=>k1[0])': 'a',
+                '$xavp(v0[0]=>k1[2])': '^f'}
+              },
       { 'R1': {'$xavp(v0[1]=>k0[0])': 1} },
     ]
 
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ class TestCheckFlowVars(unittest.TestCase):
     xavp = XAvp('$xavp(v0)', data)
 
     self.assertEqual(xavp.get('$xavp(v0=>k0)'), 1)
-    self.assertEqual(xavp.get('$xavp(v0=>k1[*])'), ['a','b'])
+    self.assertEqual(xavp.get('$xavp(v0=>k1[*])'), ['a','b', 'fuckthisshit'])
     self.assertEqual(xavp.get('$xavp(v0[1]=>k0[1])'), 2)
     self.assertEqual(xavp.get('$xavp(v0[1]=>k1[*])'), ['a'])