diff --git a/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py b/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
index 13593d644c3..50c567b0fca 100755
--- a/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
+++ b/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ else:
 
 BLACKLIST_DIRS = frozenset(('.git', 'test', '.github', '.idea'))
 INDENT_REGEX = re.compile(r'([\t]*)')
-TYPE_REGEX = re.compile(r'.*(if|or)(\s+[^"\']*|\s+)(?<!_)(?<!str\()type\(.*')
+TYPE_REGEX = re.compile(r'.*(if|or)(\s+[^"\']*|\s+)(?<!_)(?<!str\()type\([^)].*')
 SYS_EXIT_REGEX = re.compile(r'[^#]*sys.exit\s*\(.*')
 BLACKLIST_IMPORTS = {
     'requests': {