diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index 3c32b3a52f..ed6d841cbb 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ video_link_regex = re.compile(f"https://(videos\.)?{SITE}\/(videos\/)?[0-9a-zA-Z
 
 asset_image_link_regex = re.compile(f"https:\/\/(i\.)?{SITE}\/assets\/images\/[\w\/]+.webp(\?x=\d+)?", flags=re.A)
 
+search_regex_1 = re.compile(r'[\0():|&*!<>]', flags=re.A)
+search_regex_2 = re.compile(r"'", flags=re.A)
+search_regex_3 = re.compile(r'\s+', flags=re.A)
 
 
 ###REDDIT
diff --git a/files/routes/search.py b/files/routes/search.py
index 74807e3fcb..32e19f83ef 100644
--- a/files/routes/search.py
+++ b/files/routes/search.py
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ def searchcomments(v):
 		else: comments = comments.filter(Comment.author_id == author.id)
 
 	if 'q' in criteria:
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'[\0():|&*!<>]', '', x), criteria['q'])
+		tokens = map(lambda x: search_regex_1.sub('', x), criteria['q'])
 		tokens = filter(lambda x: len(x) > 0, tokens)
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r"'", "\\'", x), tokens)
+		tokens = map(lambda x: search_regex_2.sub("\\'", x), tokens)
 		tokens = map(lambda x: x.strip(), tokens)
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'\s+', ' <-> ', x), tokens)
+		tokens = map(lambda x: search_regex_3.sub(' <-> ', x), tokens)
 		comments = comments.filter(Comment.body_ts.match(
 			' & '.join(tokens),
 			postgresql_regconfig='english'))
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ def searchmessages(v):
 		else: comments = comments.filter(Comment.author_id == author.id)
 
 	if 'q' in criteria:
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'[\0():|&*!<>]', '', x), criteria['q'])
+		tokens = map(lambda x: search_regex_1.sub('', x), criteria['q'])
 		tokens = filter(lambda x: len(x) > 0, tokens)
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r"'", "\\'", x), tokens)
+		tokens = map(lambda x: search_regex_2.sub("\\'", x), tokens)
 		tokens = map(lambda x: x.strip(), tokens)
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'\s+', ' <-> ', x), tokens)
+		tokens = map(lambda x: search_regex_3.sub(' <-> ', x), tokens)
 		comments = comments.filter(Comment.body_ts.match(
 			' & '.join(tokens),
 			postgresql_regconfig='english'))