diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/concerns/front_matter_importer.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/concerns/front_matter_importer.rb
index dcc58cd86..6bc103edc 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/concerns/front_matter_importer.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/concerns/front_matter_importer.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ def self.included(klass)
 
     YAML_HEADER = %r!\A---\s*\n!.freeze
     YAML_BLOCK = %r!\A(---\s*\n.*?\n?)^((---|\.\.\.)\s*$\n?)!m.freeze
-    RUBY_HEADER = %r!\A[~`#\-]{3,}(?:ruby|<%|{%)\s*\n!.freeze
+    RUBY_HEADER = %r!\A[~`#-]{3,}(?:ruby|<%|{%)\s*\n!.freeze
     RUBY_BLOCK =
-      %r!#{RUBY_HEADER.source}(.*?\n?)^((?:%>|%})?[~`#\-]{3,}\s*$\n?)!m.freeze
+      %r!#{RUBY_HEADER.source}(.*?\n?)^((?:%>|%})?[~`#-]{3,}\s*$\n?)!m.freeze
 
     def read_front_matter(file_path) # rubocop:todo Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metrics/PerceivedComplexity, Metrics/MethodLength
       file_contents = File.read(
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/model/repo_origin.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/model/repo_origin.rb
index 63dd6d13e..f6e6336ac 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/model/repo_origin.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/model/repo_origin.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ class RepoOrigin < Origin
       include Bridgetown::Utils::RubyFrontMatterDSL
 
       YAML_FRONT_MATTER_REGEXP = %r!\A(---\s*\n.*?\n?)^((---|\.\.\.)\s*$\n?)!m.freeze
-      RUBY_FRONT_MATTER_HEADER = %r!\A[~`#\-]{3,}(?:ruby|<%|{%)\s*\n!.freeze
+      RUBY_FRONT_MATTER_HEADER = %r!\A[~`#-]{3,}(?:ruby|<%|{%)\s*\n!.freeze
       RUBY_FRONT_MATTER_REGEXP =
-        %r!#{RUBY_FRONT_MATTER_HEADER.source}(.*?\n?)^((?:%>|%})?[~`#\-]{3,}\s*$\n?)!m.freeze
+        %r!#{RUBY_FRONT_MATTER_HEADER.source}(.*?\n?)^((?:%>|%})?[~`#-]{3,}\s*$\n?)!m.freeze
 
       # @return [String]
       attr_accessor :content
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/test/helper.rb b/bridgetown-core/test/helper.rb
index f6e73ee08..8bd2b74b1 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/test/helper.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/test/helper.rb
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ def mount_server(&block)
       server.start
       addr = server.listeners[0].addr
       block.yield([server, addr[3], addr[1]])
-    rescue StandardError => e
-      raise e
     ensure
       server.shutdown
       sleep 0.1 until server.status == :Stop