diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-email-address/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-email-address/lib/main.js
index 89dd2de83ad7..e95a071144a6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-email-address/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-email-address/lib/main.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-string' ).isPrimitive;
 
 // VARIABLES //
 
-var RE = /@/;
-
+// var RE = /@/;
+var RE=/^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/
 
 // MAIN //