diff --git a/winPEAS/winPEASexe/winPEAS/Checks/FileAnalysis.cs b/winPEAS/winPEASexe/winPEAS/Checks/FileAnalysis.cs
index 97ab0cd..5bf85f2 100644
--- a/winPEAS/winPEASexe/winPEAS/Checks/FileAnalysis.cs
+++ b/winPEAS/winPEASexe/winPEAS/Checks/FileAnalysis.cs
@@ -154,17 +154,18 @@ namespace winPEAS.Checks
             try
             {
                 Regex rgx;
+                bool is_re_match = false;
                 try
                 {
                     // Use "IsMatch" because it supports timeout, if exception is thrown exit the func to avoid ReDoS in "rgx.Matches"
                     if (caseinsensitive)
                     {
-                        _ = Regex.IsMatch(text, regex_str.Trim(), RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
+                        is_re_match = Regex.IsMatch(text, regex_str.Trim(), RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
                         rgx = new Regex(regex_str.Trim(), RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        _ = Regex.IsMatch(text, regex_str.Trim(), RegexOptions.None, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
+                        is_re_match = Regex.IsMatch(text, regex_str.Trim(), RegexOptions.None, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
                         rgx = new Regex(regex_str.Trim());
                     }
                 }
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ namespace winPEAS.Checks
                     }
                     return foundMatches;
                 }
+                
+                if (!is_re_match)
+                {
+                    return foundMatches;
+                }
 
                 int cont = 0;
                 foreach (Match match in rgx.Matches(text))