diff --git a/pywb/rewrite/regex_rewriters.py b/pywb/rewrite/regex_rewriters.py
index 69dbef32..686ad632 100644
--- a/pywb/rewrite/regex_rewriters.py
+++ b/pywb/rewrite/regex_rewriters.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if (!self.__WB_pmw) {{ self.__WB_pmw = function(obj) {{ return obj; }} }}\n\
 
         rules = [
            (r'(?<=\.)postMessage\b\(', self.add_prefix('__WB_pmw(self).'), 0),
-           (r'(?<!\.)\blocation\b\s*[=]\s*(?![=])', self.add_suffix(check_loc), 0),
+           (r'(?<![$.])\s*location\b\s*[=]\s*(?![=])', self.add_suffix(check_loc), 0),
            (r'\breturn\s+this\b\s*(?![.$])', self.replace_str(this_rw), 0),
            (r'(?<=[\n])\s*this\b(?=(?:\.(?:{0})\b))'.format(prop_str), self.replace_str(';' + this_rw), 0),
            (r'(?<![$.])\s*this\b(?=(?:\.(?:{0})\b))'.format(prop_str), self.replace_str(this_rw), 0),
diff --git a/pywb/rewrite/test/test_regex_rewriters.py b/pywb/rewrite/test/test_regex_rewriters.py
index 7e0070d6..4eee285c 100644
--- a/pywb/rewrite/test/test_regex_rewriters.py
+++ b/pywb/rewrite/test/test_regex_rewriters.py
@@ -194,6 +194,22 @@ r"""
 >>> _test_js_obj_proxy('return this.foo')
 'return this.foo'
 
+>>> _test_js_obj_proxy(r'this.$location = http://example.com/')
+'this.$location = http://example.com/'
+
+>>> _test_js_obj_proxy(r'this.  $location = http://example.com/')
+'this.  $location = http://example.com/'
+
+>>> _test_js_obj_proxy(r'this. _location = http://example.com/')
+'this. _location = http://example.com/'
+
+>>> _test_js_obj_proxy(r'this. alocation = http://example.com/')
+'this. alocation = http://example.com/'
+
+>>> _test_js_obj_proxy(r'this. location = http://example.com/')
+'this. location = (self.__WB_check_loc && self.__WB_check_loc(location) || {}).href = http://example.com/'
+
+
 
 #=================================================================
 # XML Rewriting