diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ScalacDiagnostic.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ScalacDiagnostic.scala
index c0cd5350237..db35cda94db 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ScalacDiagnostic.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ScalacDiagnostic.scala
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ object ScalacDiagnostic {
   }
 
   object SymbolNotFound {
-    private val regex = """(n|N)ot found: (value|type)?\s?(\w+)""".r
+    private val regex = """(n|N)ot found: (value|type)?\s?(\w+)(\s|\S)*""".r
     def unapply(d: l.Diagnostic): Option[String] =
       d.getMessage().trim() match {
-        case regex(_, _, name) => Some(name)
+        case regex(_, _, name, _) => Some(name)
         case _ => None
       }
   }