diff --git a/lib/results.js b/lib/results.js
index 89ae72fc..c13f2c22 100644
--- a/lib/results.js
+++ b/lib/results.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var resumer = require('resumer');
 var inspect = require('object-inspect');
 var callBound = require('call-bind/callBound');
 var has = require('has');
-var regexpTest = callBound('RegExp.prototype.test');
+var $exec = callBound('RegExp.prototype.exec');
 var $split = callBound('String.prototype.split');
 var $replace = callBound('String.prototype.replace');
 var $shift = callBound('Array.prototype.shift');
@@ -226,5 +226,5 @@ function getNextTest(results) {
 }
 
 function invalidYaml(str) {
-    return regexpTest(yamlIndicators, str);
+    return $exec(yamlIndicators, str) !== null;
 }