diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp b/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
index a45b3561..281a082e 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
@@ -366,9 +366,13 @@ namespace loot {
     }
 
     bool PluginMetadata::operator == (const PluginMetadata& rhs) const {
-        return (boost::iequals(name, rhs.Name())
-                || (IsRegexPlugin() && regex_match(rhs.Name(), regex(name, regex::ECMAScript | regex::icase)))
-                || (rhs.IsRegexPlugin() && regex_match(name, regex(rhs.Name(), regex::ECMAScript | regex::icase))));
+        if (IsRegexPlugin() == rhs.IsRegexPlugin())
+            return boost::iequals(name, rhs.Name());
+
+        if (IsRegexPlugin())
+            return regex_match(rhs.Name(), regex(name, regex::ECMAScript | regex::icase));
+        else
+            return regex_match(name, regex(rhs.Name(), regex::ECMAScript | regex::icase));
     }
 
     bool PluginMetadata::operator != (const PluginMetadata& rhs) const {
diff --git a/src/backend/plugin/plugin.cpp b/src/backend/plugin/plugin.cpp
index 88da030e..285ef982 100644
--- a/src/backend/plugin/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/plugin/plugin.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace loot {
     }
 
     bool Plugin::operator == (const Plugin& rhs) const {
-        return boost::iequals(name, rhs.Name());
+        return PluginMetadata(name) == PluginMetadata(rhs.Name());
     }
 
     bool Plugin::operator != (const Plugin& rhs) const {
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/metadata/test_plugin_metadata.h b/src/tests/backend/metadata/test_plugin_metadata.h
index bcb26290..b92afa85 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/metadata/test_plugin_metadata.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/metadata/test_plugin_metadata.h
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ TEST_F(PluginMetadata, EqualityOperator) {
     pm2 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan.\\.esm");
     EXPECT_TRUE(pm1 == pm2);
     EXPECT_TRUE(pm2 == pm1);
+
+    pm1 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan.esm");
+    pm2 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(pm1 == pm2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(pm2 == pm1);
+
+    pm1 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan.\\.esm");
+    pm2 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pm1 == pm2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pm2 == pm1);
+
+    pm1 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan(k|p).esm");
+    pm2 = loot::PluginMetadata("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(pm1 == pm2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(pm2 == pm1);
 }
 
 TEST_F(PluginMetadata, MergeMetadata) {
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/plugin/test_plugin.h b/src/tests/backend/plugin/test_plugin.h
index 61c90200..f74e22c0 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/plugin/test_plugin.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/plugin/test_plugin.h
@@ -144,27 +144,73 @@ TEST_F(Plugin, IsActive) {
 TEST_F(Plugin, EqualityOperator) {
     loot::Plugin plugin1, plugin2;
     EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 == plugin1);
 
     plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esm");
     plugin2 = loot::Plugin("blank.esm");
     EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 == plugin1);
 
     plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esm");
     plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esp");
     EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 == plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 == plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blan.esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 == plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 == plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blan(k|p).esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 == plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 == plugin1);
 }
 
 TEST_F(Plugin, InequalityOperator) {
     loot::Plugin plugin1, plugin2;
     EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 != plugin1);
 
     plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esm");
     plugin2 = loot::Plugin("blank.esm");
     EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 != plugin1);
 
     plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esm");
     plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esp");
     EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 != plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blank.esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 != plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blan.esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 != plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(plugin2 != plugin1);
+
+    plugin1 = loot::Plugin("Blan(k|p).esm");
+    plugin2 = loot::Plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin1 != plugin2);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(plugin2 != plugin1);
 }
 
 TEST_F(Plugin, DoFormIDsOverlap) {