diff --git a/packit_service/worker/checker/run_condition.py b/packit_service/worker/checker/run_condition.py
index 17f622b55..7e8c5f444 100644
--- a/packit_service/worker/checker/run_condition.py
+++ b/packit_service/worker/checker/run_condition.py
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ def pre_check(self) -> bool:
                     else:
                         try:
                             with Specfile(
-                                content=specfile_content, sourcedir=".", force_parse=True
+                                content=specfile_content,
+                                sourcedir=".",
+                                force_parse=True,
+                                sanitize=True,
                             ) as specfile:
                                 version = specfile.expanded_version
                         except Exception as ex: