diff --git a/misc/regex/regex.gd b/misc/regex/regex.gd
index e648c180..409b4cab 100644
--- a/misc/regex/regex.gd
+++ b/misc/regex/regex.gd
@@ -2,21 +2,23 @@ extends VBoxContainer
 
 var regex = RegEx.new()
 
-func update_expression():
-	regex.compile(get_node("Expression").get_text())
+func update_expression(text):
+	regex.compile(text)
 	update_text()
 
 func update_text():
 	var text = get_node("Text").get_text()
-	regex.find(text)
 	var list = get_node("List")
 	for child in list.get_children():
 		child.queue_free()
-	for res in regex.get_captures():
-		var label = Label.new()
-		label.set_text(res)
-		list.add_child(label)
+	if regex.is_valid():
+		regex.find(text)
+		for res in regex.get_captures():
+			var label = Label.new()
+			label.set_text(res)
+			list.add_child(label)
 
 func _ready():
 	get_node("Text").set_text("They asked me \"What's going on \\\"in the manor\\\"?\"")
-	update_expression()
+	update_expression(get_node("Expression").get_text())
+
diff --git a/misc/regex/regex.scn b/misc/regex/regex.scn
index 2b62d6b8..1f46521d 100644
Binary files a/misc/regex/regex.scn and b/misc/regex/regex.scn differ