diff --git a/distgit_bugzilla_sync/default-config-files/configuration.toml b/distgit_bugzilla_sync/default-config-files/configuration.toml
index b2aa46e..3cd5dd2 100644
--- a/distgit_bugzilla_sync/default-config-files/configuration.toml
+++ b/distgit_bugzilla_sync/default-config-files/configuration.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ ignorable_accounts = ["packagerbot", "zuul"]
         namespace = "modules"
         versions = []
     [products."Fedora EPEL"]
-        branch_regex = '^epel\d+$'
+        # To simplify to '^epel\d+$' once EL6 is EOL.
+        branch_regex = '^e(pe)?l\d+$'
         versions = ["epel8", "epel7", "el6"]
 
 [pdc_types]