diff --git a/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation.rb b/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation.rb
index bcc3f3d8..8e6544a3 100644
--- a/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def detect
               (config(:ignore_columns_with_default) && (column.default || column.default_function)) ||
 
               # Explicitly ignored columns should be skipped.
-              config(:ignore_attributes).include?("#{model.name}.#{column.name}")
+              ignored?("#{model.name}.#{column.name}", config(:ignore_attributes))
           end
 
           # At this point the only columns that are left are those that DO
diff --git a/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation_test.rb b/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation_test.rb
index 45960765..dec36944 100644
--- a/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation_test.rb
+++ b/test/active_record_doctor/detectors/missing_presence_validation_test.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,21 @@ def test_config_ignore_attributes
     refute_problems
   end
 
+  def test_config_ignore_attributes_regexp
+    Context.create_table(:users) do |t|
+      t.string :name, null: false
+    end.define_model
+
+    config_file(<<-CONFIG)
+      ActiveRecordDoctor.configure do |config|
+        config.detector :missing_presence_validation,
+          ignore_attributes: [/name/]
+      end
+    CONFIG
+
+    refute_problems
+  end
+
   def test_config_ignore_polymorphic_associations_via_relationship_name
     Context.create_table(:comments) do |t|
       t.references :commentable, null: false, polymorphic: true