diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ proxypass_auth_enabled = false
 #clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
 
 ## issue tracking mapping for commits messages
-## uncomment url_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
-
+## comment out issue_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
 
 ## pattern to get the issues from commit messages
-## default one used here is #1234
+## default one used here is #<numbers> with a regex passive group for `#`
+## {id} will be all groups matched from this pattern
 
-url_pat = (?:^#|\s#)(\w+)
+issue_pat = (?:\s*#)(\d+)
 
-## server url to the issue, each {id} will be replaced with id
+## server url to the issue, each {id} will be replaced with match
 ## fetched from the regex and {repo} is replaced with repository name
 
 issue_server_link = https://myissueserver.com/{repo}/issue/{id}