diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index e1eb48b..ec6f2cc 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ DEFAULT_MASTER_FILE_NAME = 'master.tex'
 MAX_LEN = 40
 LECTURE_START_MARKER = 'start lectures'
 LECTURE_END_MARKER = 'end lectures'
-DEFAULT_NEW_LECTURE_HEADER = r'\lecture{{{number}}}{{{date}}}{{{title}}}'
-DEFAULT_LECTURE_SEARCH_REGEX = r'lecture{(.*?)}{(.*?)}{(.*)}'
+DEFAULT_NEW_LECTURE_HEADER = r'\lecture[]{{{date}}}{{{title}}}'
+DEFAULT_LECTURE_SEARCH_REGEX = r'lecture.*({\d*})?{(.*?)}{(.*)}'