diff --git a/models/cardComments.js b/models/cardComments.js
index 0ac5984fe..d580e91ca 100644
--- a/models/cardComments.js
+++ b/models/cardComments.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const escapeForRegex = require('escape-string-regexp');
+import escapeForRegex from 'escape-string-regexp';
+
 CardComments = new Mongo.Collection('card_comments');
 
 /**
diff --git a/server/publications/cards.js b/server/publications/cards.js
index 456da3b67..5b9f96bfa 100644
--- a/server/publications/cards.js
+++ b/server/publications/cards.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import moment from 'moment';
+import escapeForRegex from 'escape-string-regexp';
 import Users from '../../models/users';
 import Boards from '../../models/boards';
 import Lists from '../../models/lists';
@@ -52,8 +53,6 @@ import { CARD_TYPES } from '../../config/const';
 import Org from "../../models/org";
 import Team from "../../models/team";
 
-const escapeForRegex = require('escape-string-regexp');
-
 Meteor.publish('card', cardId => {
   check(cardId, String);
   const ret = Cards.find({ _id: cardId });