diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/theme.toml b/yazi-config/preset/theme.toml
index bea3e487..58d16c97 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/theme.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/theme.toml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ rules = [
 	{ mime = "{audio,video}/*", fg = "magenta" },
 
 	# Archives
-	{ mime = "application/?(g)zip", fg = "red" },
+	{ mime = "application/{,g}zip", fg = "red" },
 	{ mime = "application/x-{tar,bzip*,7z-compressed,xz,rar}", fg = "red" },
 
 	# Documents
diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml b/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
index 3fe36b9f..5d4a81e3 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rules = [
 	{ mime = "{audio,video}/*", use = [ "play", "reveal" ] },
 	{ mime = "inode/x-empty",   use = [ "edit", "reveal" ] },
 
-	{ mime = "application/?(g)zip", use = [ "extract", "reveal" ] },
+	{ mime = "application/{,g}zip", use = [ "extract", "reveal" ] },
 	{ mime = "application/x-{tar,bzip*,7z-compressed,xz,rar}", use = [ "extract", "reveal" ] },
 
 	{ mime = "application/json", use = [ "edit", "reveal" ] },
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ previewers = [
 	# PDF
 	{ mime = "application/pdf", run = "pdf" },
 	# Archive
-	{ mime = "application/?(g)zip", run = "archive" },
+	{ mime = "application/{,g}zip", run = "archive" },
 	{ mime = "application/x-{tar,bzip*,7z-compressed,xz,rar}", run = "archive" },
 	# Font
 	{ mime = "font/*", run = "font" },
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs b/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs
index b183f04e..4103d8cd 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for Pattern {
 			.case_insensitive(a.len() == s.len())
 			.literal_separator(false)
 			.backslash_escape(false)
-			.empty_alternates(false)
+			.empty_alternates(true)
 			.build()?
 			.compile_matcher();