diff --git a/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish3.vcl b/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish3.vcl
index 718c26ea75..f10f2bc3e3 100644
--- a/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish3.vcl
+++ b/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish3.vcl
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ sub ez_purge {
         }
 
         if (req.http.X-Location-Id) {
-            ban( "obj.http.X-Location-Id ~ " + req.http.X-Location-Id);
+            ban( "obj.http.X-Location-Id ~ \b" + req.http.X-Location-Id + "\b");
             if (client.ip ~ debuggers) {
                 set req.http.X-Debug = "Ban done for content connected to LocationId " + req.http.X-Location-Id;
             }
diff --git a/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish4.vcl b/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish4.vcl
index 8d743b6563..8a18cd50c5 100644
--- a/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish4.vcl
+++ b/doc/varnish/vcl/varnish4.vcl
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ sub ez_purge {
         }
 
         if (req.http.X-Location-Id) {
-            ban("obj.http.X-Location-Id ~ " + req.http.X-Location-Id);
+            ban("obj.http.X-Location-Id ~ \b" + req.http.X-Location-Id + "\b");
             if (client.ip ~ debuggers) {
                 set req.http.X-Debug = "Ban done for content connected to LocationId " + req.http.X-Location-Id;
             }