diff --git a/src/utils/batchprocessors.py b/src/utils/batchprocessors.py
index 9cfdda44c7..9661d23a2e 100644
--- a/src/utils/batchprocessors.py
+++ b/src/utils/batchprocessors.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class BatchCodeProcessor(object):
 
         text = RE_INSERT.sub(replace_insert, text)
         #text = re.sub(r"^\#INSERT (.*?)", replace_insert, text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-        blocks = RE_CODE_SPLIT(text)
+        blocks = RE_CODE_SPLIT.split(text)
         #blocks = re.split(r"(^\#CODE.*?$|^\#HEADER)$", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
         headers = []
         codes = [] # list of tuples (code, info, objtuple)