diff --git a/plexpy/notification_handler.py b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
index eaa8b777..4d4560de 100644
--- a/plexpy/notification_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
@@ -315,13 +315,13 @@ def build_notify_text(session=None, timeline=None, state=None):
     # Check for exclusion tags
     if metadata['media_type'] == 'movie':
         # Regex pattern to remove the text in the tags we don't want
-        pattern = re.compile('<tv>[^>]+.</tv>|<music>[^>]+.</music>', re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
+        pattern = re.compile('\n*<tv>[^>]+.</tv>\n*|\n*<music>[^>]+.</music>\n*', re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
     elif metadata['media_type'] == 'show' or metadata['media_type'] == 'episode':
         # Regex pattern to remove the text in the tags we don't want
-        pattern = re.compile('<movie>[^>]+.</movie>|<music>[^>]+.</music>', re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
+        pattern = re.compile('\n*<movie>[^>]+.</movie>\n*|\n*?<music>[^>]+.</music>\n*', re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
     elif metadata['media_type'] == 'artist' or metadata['media_type'] == 'track':
         # Regex pattern to remove the text in the tags we don't want
-        pattern = re.compile('<tv>[^>]+.</tv>|<movie>[^>]+.</movie>', re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
+        pattern = re.compile('\n*<tv>[^>]+.</tv>\n*|\n*<movie>[^>]+.</movie>\n*', re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
     else:
         pattern = None