diff --git a/wasmParser/parser.py b/wasmParser/parser.py
index 458d467..e34f747 100755
--- a/wasmParser/parser.py
+++ b/wasmParser/parser.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def insert_after_key(od, after_key, new_key, new_value):
 RE_ELEM = re.compile(r'^\s*\(elem\s+(?P<id>\$\w+)')
 
 RE_DATA = re.compile(
-    r'^\s*\(data\s+(?P<id>\$\w+)\s+\(i32\.const\s+(?P<offset>\d+)\)\s+"(?P<data>.*?)"\)',
+    r'^\s*\(data\s+(?P<id>\$[\w.]+)\s+\(i32\.const\s+(?P<offset>\d+)\)\s+"(?P<data>.*?)"\)',
     re.DOTALL
 )
 # RE_DATA = re.compile("\s+\(data\s+\(;(\d+);")