diff --git a/src/directives/pagination/dirPagination.js b/src/directives/pagination/dirPagination.js
index a1a7265..5a035eb 100644
--- a/src/directives/pagination/dirPagination.js
+++ b/src/directives/pagination/dirPagination.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                 idDefinedInFilter = !!expression.match(/(\|\s*itemsPerPage\s*:[^|]*:[^|]*)/);
 
             if (paginationId !== DEFAULT_ID && !idDefinedInFilter) {
-                repeatExpression = expression.replace(/(\|\s*itemsPerPage\s*:\s*[^|\s]*)/, "$1 : '" + paginationId + "'");
+                repeatExpression = expression.replace(/(\|\s*itemsPerPage\s*:\s*[^|\s\)]*)(\)*)/, "$1 : '" + paginationId + "' $2");
             } else {
                 repeatExpression = expression;
             }