diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
index 42fbc2c8a..eb7341d1f 100644
--- a/.zenodo.json
+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -775,6 +775,10 @@
             "affiliation": "The Alan Turing Institute",
             "name": "Penelope Yong",
             "type": "Other"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Patrick Jaap",
+            "type": "Other"
         }
     ],
     "upload_type": "software"
diff --git a/PlotsBase/ext/GRExt.jl b/PlotsBase/ext/GRExt.jl
index 2e4490803..c354d17ce 100644
--- a/PlotsBase/ext/GRExt.jl
+++ b/PlotsBase/ext/GRExt.jl
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ end
 
 gr_inqtext(x, y, s) = gr_inqtext(x, y, string(s))
 gr_inqtext(x, y, s::AbstractString) =
-    if (occursin('\\', s) || occursin("10^{", s)) &&
+    if (occursin('\\', s) || occursin(r"10\^{|2\^{|e\^{", s)) &&
        match(r".*\$[^\$]+?\$.*", String(s)) ≡ nothing
         GR.inqtextext(x, y, s)
     else
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ gr_inqtext(x, y, s::AbstractString) =
 
 gr_text(x, y, s) = gr_text(x, y, string(s))
 gr_text(x, y, s::AbstractString) =
-    if (occursin('\\', s) || occursin("10^{", s)) &&
+    if (occursin('\\', s) || occursin(r"10\^{|2\^{|e\^{", s)) &&
        match(r".*\$[^\$]+?\$.*", String(s)) ≡ nothing
         GR.textext(x, y, s)
     else