diff --git a/vtr_flow/parse/parse_config/common/vpr.place.txt b/vtr_flow/parse/parse_config/common/vpr.place.txt
index 865a7d2159a..a061a3f2869 100644
--- a/vtr_flow/parse/parse_config/common/vpr.place.txt
+++ b/vtr_flow/parse/parse_config/common/vpr.place.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #VPR Place Metrics
-initial_placed_wirelength_est;vpr.out;Initial placement BB estimate of wirelength:\s*(\d+)
+initial_placed_wirelength_est;vpr.out;Initial placement BB estimate of wirelength:\s*(.*)
 placed_wirelength_est;vpr.out;BB estimate of min-dist \(placement\) wire length: (\d+)
 
 #VPR Number of heap operations