diff --git a/client/components/main/globalSearch.js b/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
index e17e33505..efe9bc830 100644
--- a/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
+++ b/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
 
     this.searching.set(true);
 
-    const reOperator1 = /^((?<operator>[\p{Letter}\p{Mark}]+):|(?<abbrev>[#@]))(?<value>[\p{Letter}\p{Mark}]+)(\s+|$)/iu;
-    const reOperator2 = /^((?<operator>[\p{Letter}\p{Mark}]+):|(?<abbrev>[#@]))(?<quote>["']*)(?<value>.*?)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/iu;
-    const reText = /^(?<text>\S+)(\s+|$)/u;
-    const reQuotedText = /^(?<quote>["'])(?<text>[\w\p{L}]+)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/u;
+    const reOperator1 = `/^((?<operator>[\p{Letter}\p{Mark}]+):|(?<abbrev>[#@]))(?<value>[\p{Letter}\p{Mark}]+)(\s+|$)/iu`;
+    const reOperator2 = `/^((?<operator>[\p{Letter}\p{Mark}]+):|(?<abbrev>[#@]))(?<quote>["']*)(?<value>.*?)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/iu`;
+    const reText = `/^(?<text>\S+)(\s+|$)/u`;
+    const reQuotedText = `/^(?<quote>["'])(?<text>[\w\p{L}]+)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/u`;
 
     const operators = {
       'operator-board': 'boards',