diff --git a/processor/regex.go b/processor/regex.go
index 0b1c938..3ff406f 100644
--- a/processor/regex.go
+++ b/processor/regex.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ func (p *RegexProcessor) ProcessContent(content string, pattern string, luaExpr
 		log.Printf("Pattern modified to include (?s): %s", pattern)
 	}
 
+	pattern = strings.ReplaceAll(pattern, "!num", `(\d*\.?\d+)`)
+
 	compiledPattern, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error compiling pattern: %v", err)