diff --git a/src/transform.ts b/src/transform.ts
index 7fba0e0..9a03789 100644
--- a/src/transform.ts
+++ b/src/transform.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function replacePlaceholders(
         if (transformer?.pattern) {
           const extractedValue = value.replace(transformer.pattern, transformer.target)
           // note: `.replace` will return the full string again if there was no match
-          if (extractedValue && extractedValue !== value) {
+          if (extractedValue && (extractedValue !== value || (extractedValue === value && value.match(transformer.pattern)))) {
             if (placeholderPrMap) {
               createOrSet(placeholderPrMap, placeholder.name, extractedValue)
             }