diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
index 09bbcea..a8770cc 100644
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ b/.sops.yaml
@@ -43,168 +43,168 @@ keys:
 
 creation_rules:
   ## group vars
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/group_vars/.+\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/group_vars/*.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           *host_chaosknoten_age_keys
-  - path_regex: inventories/external/group_vars/.+\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/external/group_vars/*.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           *host_external_age_keys
-  - path_regex: inventories/z9/group_vars/.+\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/z9/group_vars/*.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
   ## host vars
   # chaosknoten hosts
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/acmedns\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/acmedns.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_acmedns_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/cloud\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/cloud.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_cloud_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/keycloak\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/keycloak.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_keycloak_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/grafana\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/grafana.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_grafana_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pad\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pad.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_pad_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/ccchoir\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/ccchoir.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_ccchoir_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pretalx\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pretalx.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_pretalx_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/netbox\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/netbox.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_netbox_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/tickets\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/tickets.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_tickets_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/onlyoffice\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/onlyoffice.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_onlyoffice_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/zammad\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/zammad.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_zammad_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/ntfy\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/ntfy.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_ntfy_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/eh22-wiki\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/eh22-wiki.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_eh22_wiki_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/sunders\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/sunders.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_sunders_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/wiki\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/wiki.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_wiki_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/renovate\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/renovate.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_renovate_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/lists\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/lists.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_lists_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mumble\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mumble.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_mumble_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/public-reverse-proxy\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/public-reverse-proxy.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_public_reverse_proxy_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/spaceapiccc\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/spaceapiccc.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_spaceapiccc_ansible_pull_age_key
-  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mjolnir\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mjolnir.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_mjolnir_ansible_pull_age_key
   # external hosts
-  - path_regex: inventories/external/host_vars/status\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/external/host_vars/status.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
         age:
           - *host_status_ansible_pull_age_key
   # z9 hosts
-  - path_regex: inventories/z9/host_vars/dooris\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/z9/host_vars/dooris.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
-  - path_regex: inventories/z9/host_vars/yate\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/z9/host_vars/yate.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys
   # general
-  - path_regex: inventories/**/*\\.sops\\..+
+  - path_regex: inventories/**/*.sops.*
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
           *admin_gpg_keys