diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index 1a16d319..b80a623d 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ add_to_replace_metadata:
  tagsfromtitle=>^.*?([\(\[]([^\]\)]+)[\)\]]).*?$=>\1
 # remove () []
  tagsfromtitle=>[\(\)\[\]]=>
-# change (spaces)slash(spaces) to comma
- tagsfromtitle=> */ *=>,
+# change (spaces)slash(or semicolon)(spaces) to comma
+ tagsfromtitle=> *[/;] *=>,
  tagsfromtitle=> x =>,
  
 # remove [] or () blocks and leading/trailing spaces/dashes/colons
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index e6043bbd..7906121b 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ add_to_replace_metadata:
  tagsfromtitle=>^.*?([\(\[]([^\]\)]+)[\)\]]).*?$=>\1
 # remove () []
  tagsfromtitle=>[\(\)\[\]]=>
-# change (spaces)slash(spaces) to comma
- tagsfromtitle=> */ *=>,
+# change (spaces)slash(or semicolon)(spaces) to comma
+ tagsfromtitle=> *[/;] *=>,
  tagsfromtitle=> x =>,
  
 # remove [] or () blocks and leading/trailing spaces/dashes/colons