diff --git a/lib/template.js b/lib/template.js
index c857415..1aeafa8 100644
--- a/lib/template.js
+++ b/lib/template.js
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ const renderRecursively = (inputJson, template, execOptions = {}) => {
   if (typeof template === 'object' && template !== null) {
     return Object.fromEntries(
       Object.entries(template).flatMap(([key, value]) => {
-        const TEMP_SPREAD_KEYWORD_ESCAPED = "tempSpreadKeyword\\(\\)";
-        const keywordMatcher = `^\\{\\{\\s*${TEMP_SPREAD_KEYWORD_ESCAPED}\\s*\\}\\}$`;
+        const SPREAD_KEYWORD = "tempSpreadKeyword";
+        const keywordMatcher = `^\\{\\{\\s*${SPREAD_KEYWORD}\\(\s*\\)\\s*\\}\\}$`;  // matches {{ <Keyword>() }} with white spaces where you'd expect them
 
         if (key.match(keywordMatcher)) {
           const evaluatedValue = renderRecursively(inputJson, value, execOptions);