@@ -440,10 +440,12 @@ const matchesRequestFilters = (remainder, include, exclude) => {
 	 * @param {string | RegExp} pattern request filter
 	 * @returns {boolean} true, when the remainder matches
 	 */
-	const matches = (pattern) =>
-		typeof pattern === "string"
-			? remainder === pattern
-			: pattern.test(remainder);
+	const matches = (pattern) => {
+		if (typeof pattern === "string") return remainder === pattern;
+		// a global or sticky RegExp would resume from the previous match
+		pattern.lastIndex = 0;
+		return pattern.test(remainder);
+	};
 	if (include && include.request !== undefined && !matches(include.request)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ module.exports = {
 					exclude: { version: "<2.0.0" }
 				},
 				"lib/": {
-					include: { request: /^[ab]$/ },
+					// "g" keeps lastIndex, but every request must be tested afresh
+					include: { request: /^[ab]$/g },
 					exclude: { request: "b" }
 				},
 				"./local": {