diff --git a/tor/torProvider.go b/tor/torProvider.go
index 4792219..35dbc24 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider.go
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ func (tp *torProvider) GetInfo(onion string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return nil, err
 }
 
+var progRe = regexp.MustCompile("PROGRESS=([0-9]*)")
+var sumRe = regexp.MustCompile("SUMMARY=\"(.*)\"$")
+
 // GetBootstrapStatus returns an int 0-100 on the percent the bootstrapping of the underlying network is at and an optional string message
 //   returns -1 on network disconnected
 //   returns -2 on error
@@ -191,8 +194,6 @@ func (tp *torProvider) GetBootstrapStatus() (int, string) {
 	status := ""
 
 	if len(kvs) > 0 {
-		progRe := regexp.MustCompile("PROGRESS=([0-9]*)")
-		sumRe := regexp.MustCompile("SUMMARY=\"(.*)\"$")
 
 		if progMatches := progRe.FindStringSubmatch(kvs[0].Val); len(progMatches) > 1 {
 			progress, _ = strconv.Atoi(progMatches[1])