diff --git a/librefi/utils.py b/librefi/utils.py
index e4b8f0d..9ccac01 100644
--- a/librefi/utils.py
+++ b/librefi/utils.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ def regex_search_string(regexes, string, default=None):
     if not isinstance(regexes, list):
         regexes = [regexes]
     for regex in regexes:
-        match = re.match(regex, string)
+        match = re.search(regex, string)
         if match:
-            return match
+            return match.group(1)
     return default