diff --git a/class/settings.php b/class/settings.php
index 8a9e9c8..3f4a07e 100644
--- a/class/settings.php
+++ b/class/settings.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * 2.2.5  options for reference container label element and bottom border, thanks to @markhillyer    2020-12-18T1455+0100
  * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-eliminate-the-horizontal-line-beneath-the-reference-container-heading/>
  *
- * Last modified: 2020-12-20T0518+0100
+ * Last modified: 2020-12-23T0747+0100
  */
 
 
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Settings {
      * @var string
      *
      * 2020-11-16T0859+0100
-	 * 
-	 * option to enable/disable the superscript element for referrers, thanks to @cwbayer
-	 * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footnote-number-in-text-superscript-disrupts-leading/>
+     * 
+     * option to enable/disable the superscript element for referrers, thanks to @cwbayer
+     * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footnote-number-in-text-superscript-disrupts-leading/>
      */
     const C_BOOL_FOOTNOTES_REFERRER_SUPERSCRIPT_TAGS        = "footnotes_inputfield_referrer_superscript_tags";
     const C_BOOL_REFERENCE_CONTAINER_BACKLINK_SYMBOL_ENABLE = "footnotes_inputfield_reference_container_backlink_symbol_enable";
@@ -558,11 +558,11 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Settings {
      * @author Stefan Herndler
      * @since 1.5.0
      * @var array
-	 * 
-	 * Edited multiple times.
-	 * 
-	 * @since 2.1.3  excerpt hook: disable by default, thanks to @nikelaos
-	 * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-any-more-11/#post-13687068>
+     * 
+     * Edited multiple times.
+     * 
+     * @since 2.1.3  excerpt hook: disable by default, thanks to @nikelaos
+     * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-any-more-11/#post-13687068>
      */
     private $a_arr_Default = array(
 
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Settings {
             // whether to use link elements:
             self::C_BOOL_LINK_ELEMENT_ENABLED => 'yes',
 
-			// excerpt should be disabled:
+            // excerpt should be disabled:
             self::C_BOOL_FOOTNOTES_IN_EXCERPT => 'no',
 
             // since removal of the_post hook, expert mode is no danger zone
diff --git a/class/task.php b/class/task.php
index 1976004..62ffcf9 100644
--- a/class/task.php
+++ b/class/task.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  * 2.2.6  URL wrap: make the quotation mark optional in the exclusion regex, thanks to @spiralofhope2   2020-12-23T0409+0100
  * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-links-now-breaks-footnotes-with-blogtext/>
  *
- * Last modified:  2020-12-23T0423+0100
+ * Last modified:  2020-12-23T1047+0100
  */
 
 // If called directly, abort:
@@ -669,9 +669,11 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
              * URLs may be a query string in a URL:
              * @since 2.2.6  make the quotation mark optional in the exclusion regex, thanks to @spiralofhope2   2020-12-23T0409+0100
              * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-links-now-breaks-footnotes-with-blogtext/>
+             * @since 2.2.7  revert that change in the exclusion regex, thanks to @spiralofhope2 and @spaceling   2020-12-23T1046+0100
+             * @see <https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-links-now-breaks-footnotes-with-blogtext/>
              */
             if (MCI_Footnotes_Convert::toBool(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_BOOL_FOOTNOTE_URL_WRAP_ENABLED))) {
-                $l_str_FootnoteText = preg_replace( '#(?<!\w=[\'"]?)(https?://[^\\s<]+)#', '<span class="footnote_url_wrap">$1</span>', $l_str_FootnoteText );
+                $l_str_FootnoteText = preg_replace( '#(?<!\w=[\'"])(https?://[^\\s<]+)#', '<span class="footnote_url_wrap">$1</span>', $l_str_FootnoteText );
             }
 
             // Text to be displayed instead of the footnote
diff --git a/footnotes.php b/footnotes.php
index 030907b..e075c5c 100755
--- a/footnotes.php
+++ b/footnotes.php
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/footnotes/
     Description: time to bring footnotes to your website! footnotes are known from offline publishing and everybody takes them for granted when reading a magazine.
     Author: Mark Cheret
-    Version: 2.2.6
+    Version: 2.2.7
     Author URI: http://cheret.de/plugins/footnotes-2/
     Text Domain: footnotes
     Domain Path: /languages
 */
-define( 'FOOTNOTES_VERSION', '2.2.6' );
+define( 'FOOTNOTES_VERSION', '2.2.7' );
 /*
     Copyright 2020 Mark Cheret (email: mark@cheret.de)
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index a26e1ef..f222e29 100755
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: footnote, footnotes, bibliography, formatting, notes, Post, posts, referen
 Requires at least: 3.9
 Tested up to: 5.6
 Requires PHP: 5.6
-Stable Tag: 2.2.6
+Stable Tag: 2.2.7
 License: GPLv3 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Visit this swift write-up from a **footnotes** user by the name of **Southwest**
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 2.2.7 =
+- Bugfix: Reference container, tooltips: URL wrap: revert the change in the exclusion regex, thanks to @spiralofhope2 and @spaceling
+
 = 2.2.6 =
 - Bugfix: Reference container, tooltips: URL wrap: make the quotation mark optional wrt query parameters, thanks to @spiralofhope2
 - Add: Customization: support for custom templates in sibling folder (should be filterable function, thanks to @misfist)