diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-description-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-description-validation.yml
index 748e887db5..eabd029d6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-description-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-description-validation.yml
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ jobs:
             const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
             const body = pr.body || '';
             
-            // List of users to skip description validation
+            // List of user patterns to skip description validation
             // This should be automations where we don't care that much about the description format
-            const skipUsersPrefixes = [
-              'unity-renovate',
-              'svc-'
+            const skipUserPatterns = [
+              /^unity-renovate/,
+              /(^|-)svc(-|$)/
             ];
-            
-            // If PR author is in the skip list, exit early
+
+            // If PR author matches the skip list, exit early
             const author = pr.user.login;
             console.log(`PR author: ${author}`);
-            if (skipUsersPrefixes.some(prefix => author.startsWith(prefix))) {
+            if (skipUserPatterns.some(pattern => pattern.test(author))) {
               console.log(`Skipping PR description check for user: ${author}`);
               return;
             }