diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index ac931ac0..2af8e946 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@ return (function () {
         }
 
         function findTitle(content) { 
-            var contentWithSvgsRemoved = content.replace('/<svg(\s[^>]*>|>)([\s\S]*?)<\/svg>/gim', '');
-            var result = contentWithSvgsRemoved.match('/<title(\s[^>]*>|>)([\s\S]*?)<\/title>/im');
+            var contentWithSvgsRemoved = content.replace(/<svg(\s[^>]*>|>)([\s\S]*?)<\/svg>/gim, '');
+            var result = contentWithSvgsRemoved.match(/<title(\s[^>]*>|>)([\s\S]*?)<\/title>/im);
         
             if (result) { 
                 return result[2];