diff --git a/memanto/app/services/memory_parsing_service.py b/memanto/app/services/memory_parsing_service.py
index 8e104fb2e..9845783f2 100644
--- a/memanto/app/services/memory_parsing_service.py
+++ b/memanto/app/services/memory_parsing_service.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class MemoryParsingService:
         for pattern in [
             r"https?://[^\s<>()\[\]{},;:\"']*[^\s<>()\[\]{},;:\"'.,!?]",
             r"\b(?:endpoint|url|api key|path|email|phone|address)\b",
-            r"\b(?:is|are|was|were)\b",
         ]
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_memory_parsing.py b/tests/test_memory_parsing.py
index 4c040c6de..130a012bc 100644
--- a/tests/test_memory_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_memory_parsing.py
@@ -190,3 +190,14 @@ def test_fuzzy_fallback_does_not_fire_on_unrelated_text():
     parser.parse_memory(memory)
 
     assert memory.type == "fact"
+
+
+def test_ambiguity_guard_not_bypassed_by_auxiliary_verbs():
+    parser = MemoryParsingService()
+
+    # Contains 'is' alongside a typo for a decision term
+    memory = make_memory("The project uses Django and it is maintained, and we decded on Postgres")
+
+    parser.parse_memory(memory)
+
+    assert memory.type == "decision"