diff --git a/apitally/client/request_logging.py b/apitally/client/request_logging.py
index 6ef28dd..575a29a 100644
--- a/apitally/client/request_logging.py
+++ b/apitally/client/request_logging.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import threading
 import time
 from collections import deque
-from contextlib import suppress
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from functools import lru_cache
 from io import BufferedReader
@@ -29,14 +28,14 @@
 ALLOWED_CONTENT_TYPES = ["application/json", "text/plain"]
 EXCLUDE_PATH_PATTERNS = [
     r"/_?healthz?$",
-    r"/_?health[_-]?checks?$",
-    r"/_?heart[_-]?beats?$",
+    r"/_?health[\-_]?checks?$",
+    r"/_?heart[\-_]?beats?$",
     r"/ping$",
     r"/ready$",
     r"/live$",
 ]
 EXCLUDE_USER_AGENT_PATTERNS = [
-    r"health[_- ]?check",
+    r"health[\-_ ]?check",
     r"microsoft-azure-application-lb",
     r"googlehc",
     r"kube-probe",
@@ -307,9 +306,8 @@ def _should_mask_header(self, header_name: str) -> bool:
     @staticmethod
     def _match_patterns(value: str, patterns: List[str]) -> bool:
         for pattern in patterns:
-            with suppress(re.error):
-                if re.search(pattern, value, re.I) is not None:
-                    return True
+            if re.search(pattern, value, re.I) is not None:
+                return True
         return False
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_client_request_logging.py b/tests/test_client_request_logging.py
index d254bb8..ddccb49 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_request_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_client_request_logging.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ def test_request_log_exclusion(request_logger: RequestLogger, request_dict: Requ
     response_dict["status_code"] = 404
     request_logger.log_request(request_dict, response_dict)
     assert len(request_logger.write_deque) == 1
-    response_dict["status_code"] = 200
 
+    response_dict["status_code"] = 200
     request_dict["path"] = "/api/excluded"
     request_logger.log_request(request_dict, response_dict)
     assert len(request_logger.write_deque) == 1
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ def test_request_log_exclusion(request_logger: RequestLogger, request_dict: Requ
     request_logger.log_request(request_dict, response_dict)
     assert len(request_logger.write_deque) == 1
 
+    request_dict["path"] = "/"
+    request_dict["headers"] = [("User-Agent", "ELB-HealthChecker/2.0")]
+    request_logger.log_request(request_dict, response_dict)
+    assert len(request_logger.write_deque) == 1
+
 
 def test_request_log_masking(request_logger: RequestLogger, request_dict: RequestDict, response_dict: ResponseDict):
     from apitally.client.request_logging import BODY_MASKED, MASKED