diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-file.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-file.cpp
index 80af066a..50bc4ebb 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-file.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-file.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@ bool MacroConditionFile::MatchFileContent(QString &filedata)
 	}
 
 	if (_regex.Enabled()) {
-		auto expr = _regex.GetRegularExpression(_text);
-		if (!expr.isValid()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		auto match = expr.match(filedata);
-		return match.hasMatch();
+		return _regex.Matches(filedata, QString::fromStdString(_text));
 	}
 
 	QString text = QString::fromStdString(_text);
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp
index 66670285..b3d6c200 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ bool MacroConditionTempVar::Compare(const TempVariable &var) const
 	}
 
 	if (_regex.Enabled()) {
-		auto expr = _regex.GetRegularExpression(_strValue);
-		if (!expr.isValid()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		auto match = expr.match(QString::fromStdString(*value));
-		return match.hasMatch();
+		return _regex.Matches(*value, _strValue);
 	}
 
 	return std::string(_strValue) == *value;
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-variable.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-variable.cpp
index 9548afad..25c8d885 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-variable.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-variable.cpp
@@ -52,14 +52,8 @@ static bool compareNumber(const Variable &var, double value, bool less)
 bool MacroConditionVariable::Compare(const Variable &var) const
 {
 	if (_regex.Enabled()) {
-		auto expr = _regex.GetRegularExpression(_strValue);
-		if (!expr.isValid()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		auto match = expr.match(QString::fromStdString(var.Value()));
-		return match.hasMatch();
+		return _regex.Matches(var.Value(), _strValue);
 	}
-
 	return std::string(_strValue) == var.Value();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-websocket.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-websocket.cpp
index 673cedce..711e1a10 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-websocket.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-websocket.cpp
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ const static std::map<MacroConditionWebsocket::Type, std::string>
 		 "AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.websocket.type.event"},
 };
 
-static bool matchRegex(const RegexConfig &conf, const std::string &msg,
-		       const std::string &expr)
-{
-	auto regex = conf.GetRegularExpression(expr);
-	if (!regex.isValid()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	auto match = regex.match(QString::fromStdString(msg));
-	return match.hasMatch();
-}
-
 bool MacroConditionWebsocket::CheckCondition()
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> messages;
@@ -52,7 +41,7 @@ bool MacroConditionWebsocket::CheckCondition()
 
 	for (const auto &msg : messages) {
 		if (_regex.Enabled()) {
-			if (matchRegex(_regex, msg, _message)) {
+			if (_regex.Matches(msg, _message)) {
 				SetVariableValue(msg);
 				return true;
 			}
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-window.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-window.cpp
index c67e23da..9bdacdc4 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-window.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-window.cpp
@@ -14,28 +14,17 @@ bool MacroConditionWindow::_registered = MacroConditionFactory::Register(
 	{MacroConditionWindow::Create, MacroConditionWindowEdit::Create,
 	 "AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.window"});
 
-static bool matchRegex(const RegexConfig &conf, const std::string &msg,
-		       const std::string &expr)
-{
-	auto regex = conf.GetRegularExpression(expr);
-	if (!regex.isValid()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	auto match = regex.match(QString::fromStdString(msg));
-	return match.hasMatch();
-}
-
 static bool windowContainsText(const std::string &window,
 			       const std::string &matchText,
-			       const RegexConfig &conf)
+			       const RegexConfig &regex)
 {
 	auto text = GetTextInWindow(window);
 	if (!text.has_value()) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (conf.Enabled()) {
-		return matchRegex(conf, *text, matchText);
+	if (regex.Enabled()) {
+		return regex.Matches(*text, matchText);
 	}
 	return text == matchText;
 }
@@ -84,7 +73,7 @@ bool MacroConditionWindow::WindowRegexMatches(
 	// enabled in the backend and use the regular expression ".*".
 
 	for (const auto &window : windowList) {
-		if (matchRegex(_windowRegex, window, _window) &&
+		if (_windowRegex.Matches(window, _window) &&
 		    WindowMatchesRequirements(window)) {
 			SetVariableValueBasedOnMatch(window);
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/macro-external/twitch/macro-condition-twitch.cpp b/src/macro-external/twitch/macro-condition-twitch.cpp
index 426c0fe4..416db9a8 100644
--- a/src/macro-external/twitch/macro-condition-twitch.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-external/twitch/macro-condition-twitch.cpp
@@ -339,19 +339,14 @@ bool MacroConditionTwitch::CheckChannelLiveEvents(TwitchToken &token)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool stringMatches(const RegexConfig &conf, const std::string &string,
+static bool stringMatches(const RegexConfig &regex, const std::string &string,
 			  const std::string &expr)
 {
-	if (!conf.Enabled()) {
+	if (!regex.Enabled()) {
 		return string == expr;
 	}
 
-	auto regex = conf.GetRegularExpression(expr);
-	if (!regex.isValid()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	auto match = regex.match(QString::fromStdString(string));
-	return match.hasMatch();
+	return regex.Matches(string, expr);
 }
 
 bool MacroConditionTwitch::CheckChatMessages(TwitchToken &token)
diff --git a/src/macro-external/video/macro-condition-video.cpp b/src/macro-external/video/macro-condition-video.cpp
index 1049f6ac..b862177d 100644
--- a/src/macro-external/video/macro-condition-video.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-external/video/macro-condition-video.cpp
@@ -341,13 +341,7 @@ bool MacroConditionVideo::CheckOCR()
 	if (!_ocrParameters.regex.Enabled()) {
 		return text == std::string(_ocrParameters.text);
 	}
-	auto expr =
-		_ocrParameters.regex.GetRegularExpression(_ocrParameters.text);
-	if (!expr.isValid()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	auto match = expr.match(QString::fromStdString(text));
-	return match.hasMatch();
+	return _ocrParameters.regex.Matches(text, _ocrParameters.text);
 }
 
 bool MacroConditionVideo::CheckColor()
diff --git a/src/utils/regex-config.cpp b/src/utils/regex-config.cpp
index 35f28636..bc90eaa2 100644
--- a/src/utils/regex-config.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/regex-config.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@ RegexConfig::GetRegularExpression(const std::string &expr) const
 	return GetRegularExpression(QString::fromStdString(expr));
 }
 
+bool RegexConfig::Matches(const QString &text, const QString &expression) const
+{
+	auto regex = GetRegularExpression(expression);
+	if (!regex.isValid()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto match = regex.match(text);
+	return match.hasMatch();
+}
+
+bool RegexConfig::Matches(const std::string &text,
+			  const std::string &expression) const
+{
+	return Matches(QString::fromStdString(text),
+		       QString::fromStdString(expression));
+}
+
 RegexConfig RegexConfig::PartialMatchRegexConfig()
 {
 	RegexConfig conf;
diff --git a/src/utils/regex-config.hpp b/src/utils/regex-config.hpp
index e6a0701a..5c97fc9a 100644
--- a/src/utils/regex-config.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/regex-config.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public:
 	};
 	QRegularExpression GetRegularExpression(const QString &) const;
 	QRegularExpression GetRegularExpression(const std::string &) const;
+	bool Matches(const QString &text, const QString &expression) const;
+	bool Matches(const std::string &text,
+		     const std::string &expression) const;
 
 	static RegexConfig PartialMatchRegexConfig();
 
diff --git a/src/utils/scene-item-selection.cpp b/src/utils/scene-item-selection.cpp
index 01b215ef..d5de4723 100644
--- a/src/utils/scene-item-selection.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/scene-item-selection.cpp
@@ -62,27 +62,16 @@ static std::vector<OBSSceneItem> getSceneItemsWithName(obs_scene_t *scene,
 
 struct NamePatternMatchData {
 	std::string pattern;
-	const RegexConfig &conf;
+	const RegexConfig &regex;
 	std::vector<OBSSceneItem> items = {};
 };
 
-static bool matchesRegex(const RegexConfig &conf, const std::string &msg,
-			 const std::string &expr)
-{
-	auto regex = conf.GetRegularExpression(expr);
-	if (!regex.isValid()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	auto match = regex.match(QString::fromStdString(msg));
-	return match.hasMatch();
-}
-
 static bool getSceneItemsByPatternHelper(obs_scene_t *, obs_sceneitem_t *item,
 					 void *ptr)
 {
 	auto data = reinterpret_cast<NamePatternMatchData *>(ptr);
 	auto sourceName = obs_source_get_name(obs_sceneitem_get_source(item));
-	if (matchesRegex(data->conf, sourceName, data->pattern)) {
+	if (data->regex.Matches(sourceName, data->pattern)) {
 		data->items.emplace_back(item);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/utils/utility.cpp b/src/utils/utility.cpp
index ac664248..e2874293 100644
--- a/src/utils/utility.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/utility.cpp
@@ -413,12 +413,7 @@ bool MatchJson(const std::string &json1, const std::string &json2,
 	}
 
 	if (regex.Enabled()) {
-		auto expr = regex.GetRegularExpression(j2);
-		if (!expr.isValid()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		auto match = expr.match(QString::fromStdString(j1));
-		return match.hasMatch();
+		return regex.Matches(j1, j2);
 	}
 	return j1 == j2;
 }