diff --git a/initializers/groups.yml b/initializers/groups.yml
index 6d0665f..d471fe3 100644
--- a/initializers/groups.yml
+++ b/initializers/groups.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,15 @@
 # writers:
 #   users:
 #   - writer
-## specify explicit permission codenames or codename filter functions and filters to match on
+## specify explicit permission codenames or include wildcard to match multiple permissions
 #   permissions:
 #   - delete_device
 #   - delete_virtualmachine
-#   - codename__startswith:
-#     - add_
-#     - change_
+#   - add_*
+#   - change_*
 # vm_managers:
-#   - codename__endswith:
-#     - _virtualmachine
+#   - *_virtualmachine
 # device_managers:
-#   - codename__contains:
-#     - device
+#   - *device*
 # creators:
-#   - codename__startswith:
-#     - add_
+#   - add_*
diff --git a/initializers/users.yml b/initializers/users.yml
index a7a57a3..ad654b7 100644
--- a/initializers/users.yml
+++ b/initializers/users.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 #   password: reader
 # writer:
 #   password: writer
-## specify explicit permission codenames or codename filter functions and filters to match on
+## specify explicit permission codenames or include wildcard to match multiple permissions
 #   permissions:
 #   - delete_device
 #   - delete_virtualmachine
-#   - codename__startswith:
-#     - add_
-#     - change_
+#   - add_*
+#   - change_*
diff --git a/startup_scripts/000_users.py b/startup_scripts/000_users.py
index 0037ee1..cb04a16 100644
--- a/startup_scripts/000_users.py
+++ b/startup_scripts/000_users.py
@@ -30,18 +30,15 @@ with file.open('r') as stream:
         if yaml_permissions:
           permission_object.permissions.clear()
           for yaml_permission in yaml_permissions:
-            if isinstance(yaml_permission,dict):
-              # assume this is the specific codename filter function instead of an exact codename
-              permission_codename_function = list(yaml_permission.keys())[0]
-              permission_codenames = yaml_permission[permission_codename_function]
+            if '*' in yaml_permission:
+              permission_codename_function = 'codename__iregex'
+              permission_codename = '^' + yaml_permission.replace('*','.*') + '$'
             else:
               permission_codename_function = 'codename'
-              permission_codenames = list({yaml_permission})
-
-            # supports either one codename from the permissions list, or multiple codenames in a codename_function dict
-            for permission_codename in permission_codenames:
-              # supports non-unique permission codenames
-              for permission in eval('Permission.objects.filter(' + permission_codename_function + '=permission_codename)'):
-                permission_object.permissions.add(permission)
+              permission_codename = yaml_permission
+            
+            # supports non-unique permission codenames
+            for permission in eval('Permission.objects.filter(' + permission_codename_function + '=permission_codename)'):
+              permission_object.permissions.add(permission)
 
           permission_object.save()
diff --git a/startup_scripts/010_groups.py b/startup_scripts/010_groups.py
index 49b6678..990e065 100644
--- a/startup_scripts/010_groups.py
+++ b/startup_scripts/010_groups.py
@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@ with file.open('r') as stream:
       if yaml_permissions:
         permission_object.permissions.clear()
         for yaml_permission in yaml_permissions:
-          if isinstance(yaml_permission,dict):
-            # assume this is the specific codename filter function instead of an exact codename
-            permission_codename_function = list(yaml_permission.keys())[0]
-            permission_codenames = yaml_permission[permission_codename_function]
+          if '*' in yaml_permission:
+            permission_codename_function = 'codename__iregex'
+            permission_codename = '^' + yaml_permission.replace('*','.*') + '$'
           else:
             permission_codename_function = 'codename'
-            permission_codenames = list({yaml_permission})
-
-          # supports either one codename from the permissions list, or multiple codenames in a codename_function dict
-          for permission_codename in permission_codenames:
-            # supports non-unique permission codenames
-            for permission in eval('Permission.objects.filter(' + permission_codename_function + '=permission_codename)'):
-              permission_object.permissions.add(permission)
+            permission_codename = yaml_permission
+          
+          # supports non-unique permission codenames
+          for permission in eval('Permission.objects.filter(' + permission_codename_function + '=permission_codename)'):
+            permission_object.permissions.add(permission)