diff --git a/src/lib/query.ts b/src/lib/query.ts
index 57de991..d2f519e 100644
--- a/src/lib/query.ts
+++ b/src/lib/query.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ export class Query extends BaseQuery {
 
   // Validate if input matches any of the safe, pre-approved patterns
   private isValidRegexPattern(input: string): boolean {
+    const validRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9|^$.*+?()[\]{}\\-]+$/; // Allow only safe regex characters
+    if (!validRegex.test(input)) {
+        return false;
+    }
     try {
-        new RegExp(input); // Try to create a new RegExp object
-        return true; // No error means it's a valid regex
+        new RegExp(input);
+        return true;
     } catch (e) {
-        return false; // Error means it's not a valid regex
+        return false;
     }
   }