diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L
index 98d751ee0dfb340e540c8773d4d6c3ec8cafc921..9c04d27d479129848779228a0b49b58897e274f8 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    Copyright (C) 2011-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
     Copyright (C) 2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ dash                       "-"
 dotColonDash               [.:-]
 commaPipe                  [,\|]
 
-schemeSpecialInitial       [!$%&*/\\:<=>?~_^#.@']
+schemeSpecialInitial       [!$%&*/\\:;<=>?~_^#.@']
 schemeSpecialSubsequent    [.+-]
 schemeSymbol               (({some_space}|{alpha}|{quote}|{schemeSpecialInitial})({alpha}|{quote}|{digit}|{schemeSpecialInitial}|{schemeSpecialSubsequent})*)
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluentMeshToFoam/fluentMeshToFoam.L b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluentMeshToFoam/fluentMeshToFoam.L
index 8d70aa39f96e257b75271d5ffdde09b86251c2a1..dadc1804891e1bcae7bdb36b925fe3cfcd5c25e2 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluentMeshToFoam/fluentMeshToFoam.L
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluentMeshToFoam/fluentMeshToFoam.L
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    Copyright (C) 2011-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
     Copyright (C) 2020-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ quote                      \"
 dash                       "-"
 dotColonDash               [.:-]
 
-schemeSpecialInitial       [!$%&*/:<=>?~_^#.]
+schemeSpecialInitial       [!$%&*/:;<=>?~_^#.]
 schemeSpecialSubsequent    [.+-]
 schemeSymbol               (({some_space}|{alpha}|{quote}|{schemeSpecialInitial})({alpha}|{quote}|{digit}|{schemeSpecialInitial}|{schemeSpecialSubsequent})*)