diff --git a/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.cpp b/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.cpp
index a8ba7c9..973df0f 100644
--- a/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.cpp
+++ b/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ namespace comfortable_swipe::gesture
         else
         {
             // not swiping, check if swipe will begin
-            if (std::regex_match(line, matches, gesture_swipe_begin) != 0)
+            if (std::regex_match(line, matches, gesture_swipe_begin) != 0
+                || std::regex_match(line, matches, gesture_swipe_update) != 0)
             {
                 // assign necessary variables for swipe begin
                 this->flag_swiping = true;
diff --git a/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.regex.cpp b/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.regex.cpp
index 08a8c96..7dd1d04 100644
--- a/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.regex.cpp
+++ b/lib/gesture/swipe_gesture.regex.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace comfortable_swipe::gesture
     const char* swipe_gesture::GESTURE_BEGIN_REGEX_PATTERN =
         "^"                        // start of string
         "[ -]event\\d+"            // event
-        "\\s+GESTURE_SWIPE_(?:BEGIN|UPDATE)"  // gesture, (UPDATE: patch for Microsoft Surface Pro Touchpad)
+        "\\s+GESTURE_SWIPE_BEGIN"  // gesture
         "\\s+\\S+"                 // timestamp
         "\\s+(\\d+)"               // fingers
         "\\s*$"                        // end of string