diff --git a/rust-whisper.d/hotwords.py b/rust-whisper.d/hotwords.py
index bf548b6..7bdc700 100644
--- a/rust-whisper.d/hotwords.py
+++ b/rust-whisper.d/hotwords.py
@@ -142,9 +142,13 @@ class Parser(threading.Thread):
          log("stderr:", proc.stderr.decode().strip())
          log("raw transcript:", result)
       result = result.replace(">>", "")
-      result = "".join([i.split("]")[-1] for i in result.split("[")[0]])
-      result = "".join([i.split(")")[-1] for i in result.split("(")[0]])
-      result = "".join([i.split(">")[-1] for i in result.split("<")[0]])
+      for pair in [
+         ("[", "]")
+         ("(", ")")
+         ("<", ">")
+         ("*", "*")
+      ]:
+         result = "".join([i.split(pair[1])[-1] for i in result.split(pair[0])[0]])
       if os.environ.get("DEBUG", None):
          log("annotation-free transcript:", result)
       return result