diff --git a/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in b/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
index becd973df..4c91562b0 100644
--- a/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
+++ b/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <addon
   id="pvr.iptvsimple"
-  version="3.8.2"
+  version="3.8.3"
   name="PVR IPTV Simple Client"
   provider-name="nightik">
   <requires>@ADDON_DEPENDS@</requires>
diff --git a/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt b/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
index 43b665618..b4db1fd11 100644
--- a/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
+++ b/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v3.8.3
+- Speed up EPG loading
+
 v3.8.2
 - Update github wiki link in addon.xml
 
diff --git a/src/PVRIptvData.cpp b/src/PVRIptvData.cpp
index 1080f3fe3..5bfdea4e2 100644
--- a/src/PVRIptvData.cpp
+++ b/src/PVRIptvData.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ bool PVRIptvData::LoadEPG(time_t iStart, time_t iEnd)
     GetNodeValue(pChannelNode, "date", dateString);
     if (!dateString.empty())
     {
-      if (std::regex_match(dateString, std::regex("^[1-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][1-9][0-9][1-9]")))
+      static const std::regex dateRegex("^[1-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][1-9][0-9][1-9]");
+      if (std::regex_match(dateString, dateRegex))
         entry.firstAired = static_cast<time_t>(ParseDateTime(dateString));
 
       std::sscanf(dateString.c_str(), "%04d", &entry.iYear);
@@ -534,10 +535,12 @@ bool PVRIptvData::ParseXmltvNsEpisodeNumberInfo(const std::string& episodeNumber
 
 bool PVRIptvData::ParseOnScreenEpisodeNumberInfo(const std::string& episodeNumberString, PVRIptvEpgEntry& entry)
 {
-  const std::string text = std::regex_replace(episodeNumberString, std::regex("[ \\txX_\\.]"), "");
+  static const std::regex numRegex("[ \\txX_\\.]");
+  const std::string text = std::regex_replace(episodeNumberString, numRegex, "");
 
   std::smatch match;
-  if (std::regex_match(text, match, std::regex("^[sS]([0-9][0-9]*)[eE][pP]?([0-9][0-9]*)$")))
+  static const std::regex epRegex("^[sS]([0-9][0-9]*)[eE][pP]?([0-9][0-9]*)$");
+  if (std::regex_match(text, match, epRegex))
   {
     if (match.size() == 3)
     {