diff --git a/src/core/operations/DefangIP.mjs b/src/core/operations/DefangIP.mjs
index 03bfc6da1..9acaebce5 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/DefangIP.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/DefangIP.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import Operation from "../Operation";
-
+import {IPV4_REGEX, IPV6_REGEX} from "../lib/IP";
 
 /**
  * Defang IP operation
@@ -50,15 +50,3 @@ class DefangIP extends Operation {
 }
 
 export default DefangIP;
-
-
-/**
- * IPV4 regular expression
- */
-const IPV4_REGEX = new RegExp("(?:(?:\\d|[01]?\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d|\\d)(?:\\/\\d{1,2})?", "g");
-
-
-/**
- * IPV6 regular expression
- */
-const IPV6_REGEX = new RegExp("((?=.*::)(?!.*::.+::)(::)?([\\dA-Fa-f]{1,4}:(:|\\b)|){5}|([\\dA-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6})((([\\dA-Fa-f]{1,4}((?!\\3)::|:\\b|(?![\\dA-Fa-f])))|(?!\\2\\3)){2}|(((2[0-4]|1\\d|[1-9])?\\d|25[0-5])\\.?\\b){4})", "g");
diff --git a/src/core/operations/ExtractIPAddresses.mjs b/src/core/operations/ExtractIPAddresses.mjs
index 1cca2098d..3953e21a9 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/ExtractIPAddresses.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/ExtractIPAddresses.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import Operation from "../Operation";
 import { search } from "../lib/Extract";
-
+import {IPV4_REGEX, IPV6_REGEX} from "../lib/IP";
 /**
  * Extract IP addresses operation
  */
@@ -53,17 +53,15 @@ class ExtractIPAddresses extends Operation {
      * @returns {string}
      */
     run(input, args) {
-        const [includeIpv4, includeIpv6, removeLocal, displayTotal] = args,
-            ipv4 = "(?:(?:\\d|[01]?\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d|\\d)(?:\\/\\d{1,2})?",
-            ipv6 = "((?=.*::)(?!.*::.+::)(::)?([\\dA-F]{1,4}:(:|\\b)|){5}|([\\dA-F]{1,4}:){6})((([\\dA-F]{1,4}((?!\\3)::|:\\b|(?![\\dA-F])))|(?!\\2\\3)){2}|(((2[0-4]|1\\d|[1-9])?\\d|25[0-5])\\.?\\b){4})";
+        const [includeIpv4, includeIpv6, removeLocal, displayTotal] = args;
         let ips  = "";
 
         if (includeIpv4 && includeIpv6) {
-            ips = ipv4 + "|" + ipv6;
+            ips = IPV4_REGEX.source + "|" + IPV6_REGEX.source;
         } else if (includeIpv4) {
-            ips = ipv4;
+            ips = IPV4_REGEX.source;
         } else if (includeIpv6) {
-            ips = ipv6;
+            ips = IPV6_REGEX.source;
         }
 
         if (ips) {
diff --git a/src/core/operations/RegularExpression.mjs b/src/core/operations/RegularExpression.mjs
index dd183deff..d8afe9625 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/RegularExpression.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/RegularExpression.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import XRegExp from "xregexp";
 import Operation from "../Operation";
 import Utils from "../Utils";
 import OperationError from "../errors/OperationError";
-
+import {IPV4_REGEX, IPV6_REGEX} from "../lib/IP";
 /**
  * Regular expression operation
  */
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ class RegularExpression extends Operation {
                     },
                     {
                         name: "IPv4 address",
-                        value: "(?:(?:\\d|[01]?\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d|\\d)(?:\\/\\d{1,2})?"
+                        value: IPV4_REGEX.source
                     },
                     {
                         name: "IPv6 address",
-                        value: "((?=.*::)(?!.*::.+::)(::)?([\\dA-Fa-f]{1,4}:(:|\\b)|){5}|([\\dA-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6})((([\\dA-Fa-f]{1,4}((?!\\3)::|:\\b|(?![\\dA-Fa-f])))|(?!\\2\\3)){2}|(((2[0-4]|1\\d|[1-9])?\\d|25[0-5])\\.?\\b){4})"
+                        value: IPV6_REGEX.source
                     },
                     {
                         name: "Email address",