diff --git a/vger.c b/vger.c
index 04b3c12..0dad323 100644
--- a/vger.c
+++ b/vger.c
@@ -514,21 +514,6 @@ split_request(const char *request, char *hostname, char *path, char *query)
 	char buf[BUFSIZ] = {'\0'};	/* to handle error messages */
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	const char *gemini_regex = "^gemini://+([^/|^\?]*)/*([^\?]*)[\?]?(.*)$";
-		/*
-		 * ^gemini://+ : in case of gemini:///
-		 * 1: hostname
-		 *	([^/|^\?]*) :
-		 *		catch everything, stop when / or ? is found
-		 *		then skip multiple /
-		 * 2: path
-		 *	([^\?]*) :
-		 *		catch everything and stop at ? if any
-		 * 3 : query
-		 *	[\?]?(.*)$:
-		 *		catch everything after ? if any
-		 */
-
 	if ((ret = regcomp(&greg, gemini_regex, REG_EXTENDED)) != 0) {
 		regerror(ret, &greg, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		regfree(&greg);
diff --git a/vger.h b/vger.h
index 7a9f5db..9468d73 100644
--- a/vger.h
+++ b/vger.h
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@
  */
 #define GEMINI_REQUEST_MAX 1025
 
+/* gemini_regex:
+ * =============
+ * ^gemini://+ : in case of gemini:///
+ * 1: hostname
+ *	([^/|^\?]*) :
+ *		catch everything, stop when / or ? is found
+ *		then skip multiple /
+ * 2: path
+ *	([^\?]*) :
+ *		catch everything and stop at ? if any
+ * 3 : query
+ *	[\?]?(.*)$:
+ *		catch everything after ? if any
+ */
+const char *gemini_regex = "^gemini://+([^/|^\?]*)/*([^\?]*)[\?]?(.*)$";
+
 /* global vars */
 static int	_retcode = 0;
 static ssize_t	_datasiz = 0;