Index: server/Slim/Control/Queries.pm
===================================================================
--- server/Slim/Control/Queries.pm	(revision 24370)
+++ server/Slim/Control/Queries.pm	(working copy)
@@ -2646,7 +2646,7 @@
 
 	# split pref name from namespace: name.space.pref:
 	my $namespace = 'server';
-	if ($prefName =~ /^(.*):(\w+)$/) {
+	if ($prefName =~ /^(.*?):(.+)$/) {
 		$namespace = $1;
 		$prefName = $2;
 	}
@@ -2682,7 +2682,7 @@
 
 	# split pref name from namespace: name.space.pref:
 	my $namespace = 'server';
-	if ($prefName =~ /^(.*):(\w+)$/) {
+	if ($prefName =~ /^(.*?):(.+)$/) {
 		$namespace = $1;
 		$prefName = $2;
 	}
Index: server/Slim/Control/Commands.pm
===================================================================
--- server/Slim/Control/Commands.pm	(revision 24370)
+++ server/Slim/Control/Commands.pm	(working copy)
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@
 
 	# split pref name from namespace: name.space.pref:
 	my $namespace = 'server';
-	if ($prefName =~ /^(.*):(\w+)$/) {
+	if ($prefName =~ /^(.*?):(.+)$/) {
 		$namespace = $1;
 		$prefName = $2;
 	}