diff --git a/plugins/ultraplan-local/examples/02-real-cli/tally.mjs b/plugins/ultraplan-local/examples/02-real-cli/tally.mjs
index f63719a..8192829 100755
--- a/plugins/ultraplan-local/examples/02-real-cli/tally.mjs
+++ b/plugins/ultraplan-local/examples/02-real-cli/tally.mjs
@@ -70,13 +70,19 @@ function main() {
     process.stderr.write(`tally: ${what}: ${file}\n`);
     process.exit(1);
   }
-  const count = flags.lines
-    ? countLines(text, pattern, flags.ignoreCase)
-    : countOccurrences(text, pattern, flags.ignoreCase);
+  let count;
+  if (flags.regex) {
+    const re = compileRegex(pattern);
+    count = (text.match(re) || []).length;
+  } else if (flags.lines) {
+    count = countLines(text, pattern, flags.ignoreCase);
+  } else {
+    count = countOccurrences(text, pattern, flags.ignoreCase);
+  }
   if (flags.json) {
     process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
       pattern, file, count,
-      flags: { json: flags.json, ignoreCase: flags.ignoreCase, lines: flags.lines },
+      flags: { json: flags.json, ignoreCase: flags.ignoreCase, lines: flags.lines, regex: flags.regex },
     }) + '\n');
   } else {
     process.stdout.write(count + '\n');