diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 51b4ce2..6be787d 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-var validChannelName *regexp.Regexp
-
-func init() {
-	validChannelName = regexp.MustCompile("^[A-Za-z0-9_\\-=@,.;]+$")
-}
+var validChannelName *regexp.Regexp = regexp.MustCompile("^[A-Za-z0-9_\\-=@,.;]+$")
 
 // HashMAC Calculates the MAC signing with the given key and returns the hexadecimal encoded Result
 func HashMAC(message, key []byte) string {