diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b181f6b..8b23c22 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.injectAssetsIntoHtml = function(html, templateParams
     });
   // Inject manifest into the opening html tag
   if (assets.manifest) {
-    html = html.replace(/(<html.*)(>)/i, function (match, start, end) {
+    html = html.replace(/(<html[^>]*)(>)/i, function (match, start, end) {
       // Append the manifest only if no manifest was specified
-      if (match.test(/\smanifest\s*=/)) {
+      if (/\smanifest\s*=/.test(match)) {
         return match;
       }
       return start + ' manifest="' + assets.manifest + '"' + end;