diff --git a/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php b/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
index bc96273..b9077e2 100644
--- a/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
+++ b/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class ApiDocExtractor
             }
         }
 
-        $regexp = '{(\w*) *\$%s *(.*)}i';
+        $regexp = '{(\w*) *\$%s\b *(.*)}i';
         foreach ($route->compile()->getVariables() as $var) {
             $found = false;
             foreach ($paramDocs as $paramDoc) {
diff --git a/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtratorTest.php b/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtratorTest.php
index e90bc95..68e8f70 100644
--- a/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtratorTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtratorTest.php
@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ class ApiDocExtractorTest extends WebTestCase
             "This method is useful to test if the getDocComment works.",
             $annotation->getDescription()
         );
+		
+        $data = $annotation->toArray();
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            4,
+            count($data['requirements'])
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'The param type',
+            $data['requirements']['paramType']['description']
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'The param id',
+            $data['requirements']['param']['description']
+        );
     }
 
     public function testGetWithAuthentication()
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php b/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php
index 53d57fb..79c67cb 100644
--- a/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class TestController
      *
      * @param int $id   A nice comment
      * @param int $page
+     * @param int $paramType The param type
+     * @param int $param The param id
      */
     public function myCommentedAction()
     {
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml b/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml
index 4dd5ea9..3467e05 100644
--- a/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_route_4:
     defaults: { _controller: NelmioApiDocTestBundle:Test:any, _format: json }
 
 test_route_5:
-    pattern:  /my-commented/{id}/{page}
+    pattern:  /my-commented/{id}/{page}/{paramType}/{param}
     defaults: { _controller: NelmioApiDocTestBundle:Test:myCommented }
 
 test_route_6:
diff --git a/Tests/Formatter/MarkdownFormatterTest.php b/Tests/Formatter/MarkdownFormatterTest.php
index 122207e..bdba360 100644
--- a/Tests/Formatter/MarkdownFormatterTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Formatter/MarkdownFormatterTest.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ dependency_type[a]:
   * description: A nice description
 
 
-### `ANY` /my-commented/{id}/{page} ###
+### `ANY` /my-commented/{id}/{page}/{paramType}/{param} ###
 ### This method is deprecated ###
 
 
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ _This method is useful to test if the getDocComment works._
 **page**
 
   - Type: int
+**paramType**
+
+  - Type: int
+  - Description: The param type
+**param**
+
+  - Type: int
+  - Description: The param id
 
 
 ### `ANY` /secure-route ###
diff --git a/Tests/Formatter/SimpleFormatterTest.php b/Tests/Formatter/SimpleFormatterTest.php
index 8aa2819..3322a81 100644
--- a/Tests/Formatter/SimpleFormatterTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Formatter/SimpleFormatterTest.php
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ With multiple lines.',
                 6 =>
                 array(
                     'method' => 'ANY',
-                    'uri' => '/my-commented/{id}/{page}',
+                    'uri' => '/my-commented/{id}/{page}/{paramType}/{param}',
                     'description' => 'This method is useful to test if the getDocComment works.',
                     'documentation' => 'This method is useful to test if the getDocComment works.
 And, it supports multilines until the first \'@\' char.',
@@ -418,6 +418,18 @@ And, it supports multilines until the first \'@\' char.',
                             'description' => '',
                             'requirement' => '',
                         ),
+                        'paramType' =>
+                        array (
+                            'dataType' => 'int',
+                            'description' => 'The param type',
+                            'requirement' => '',
+                        ),
+                        'param' =>
+                        array (
+                            'dataType' => 'int',
+                            'description' => 'The param id',
+                            'requirement' => '',
+                        ),
                     ),
                     'https' => false,
                     'description' => 'This method is useful to test if the getDocComment works.',