diff --git a/VideoNodes/FfmpegBuilderNodes/FfmpegBuilderTrackSorter.cs b/VideoNodes/FfmpegBuilderNodes/FfmpegBuilderTrackSorter.cs
index 8cfc2ea2..ef7cb64f 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/FfmpegBuilderNodes/FfmpegBuilderTrackSorter.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/FfmpegBuilderNodes/FfmpegBuilderTrackSorter.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using FileFlows.VideoNodes.FfmpegBuilderNodes.Models;
+using FileFlows.VideoNodes.Helpers;
 
 namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes.FfmpegBuilderNodes;
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ public class FfmpegBuilderTrackSorter : FfmpegBuilderNode
         }
         else if (IsMathOperation(comparison))
             result = ApplyMathOperation(value.ToString(), comparison) ? 0 : 1;
-        else if (IsRegex(comparison))
+        else if (GeneralHelper.IsRegex(comparison))
             result = Regex.IsMatch(value.ToString(), comparison, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase) ? 0 : 1;
         else if (value != null && double.TryParse(value.ToString(), out double dbl))
             result = dbl;
@@ -456,16 +457,6 @@ public class FfmpegBuilderTrackSorter : FfmpegBuilderNode
         // Check if the comparison string starts with <=, <, >, >=, ==, or =
         return new[] { "<=", "<", ">", ">=", "==", "=" }.Any(comparison.StartsWith);
     }
-    
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Checks if the comparison string represents a regular expression.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="comparison">The comparison string to check.</param>
-    /// <returns>True if the comparison is a regular expression, otherwise false.</returns>
-    private static bool IsRegex(string comparison)
-    {
-        return new[] { "?", "|", "^", "$" }.Any(ch => comparison.Contains(ch));
-    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Applies a mathematical operation to the value based on the specified operation string.
diff --git a/VideoNodes/Helpers/GeneralHelper.cs b/VideoNodes/Helpers/GeneralHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec9aba71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VideoNodes/Helpers/GeneralHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes.Helpers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// General helper
+/// </summary>
+public class GeneralHelper
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if the input string represents a regular expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="input">The input string to check.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the input is a regular expression, otherwise false.</returns>
+    public static bool IsRegex(string input)
+    {
+        return new[] { "?", "|", "^", "$" }.Any(ch => input.Contains(ch));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/VideoHasStream.cs b/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/VideoHasStream.cs
index 537d8983..c3c3e812 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/VideoHasStream.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/VideoHasStream.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using FileFlows.VideoNodes.FfmpegBuilderNodes;
 using FileFlows.VideoNodes.FfmpegBuilderNodes.Models;
+using FileFlows.VideoNodes.Helpers;
 
 namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes;
 
@@ -209,14 +210,20 @@ public class VideoHasStream : VideoNode
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
                 return MatchResult.NoMatch;
-            var rgx = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
-            if(rgx.IsMatch(value))
-                return MatchResult.Matched;
+            
+            if (GeneralHelper.IsRegex(pattern))
+            {
+                var rgx = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+                if (rgx.IsMatch(value))
+                    return MatchResult.Matched;
+            }
 
             if (value.ToLower() == "hevc" && (pattern.ToLower() == "h265" || pattern == "265" || pattern.ToLower() == "h.265"))
                 return MatchResult.Matched; // special case
 
-            return MatchResult.NoMatch;
+            return pattern.ToLowerInvariant().Trim() == value.ToLowerInvariant().Trim()
+                ? MatchResult.Matched
+                : MatchResult.NoMatch;
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {