diff --git a/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/expression/Expression.java b/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/expression/Expression.java
index 22fa9eb0ab..3d24c1875a 100644
--- a/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/expression/Expression.java
+++ b/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/expression/Expression.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import static com.onthegomap.planetiler.expression.DataType.GET_TAG;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.onthegomap.planetiler.reader.WithGeometryType;
 import com.onthegomap.planetiler.reader.WithTags;
 import com.onthegomap.planetiler.util.Format;
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.Strings;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static MatchAny from(String field, BiFunction<WithTags, String, Object> valueGet
 
       return new MatchAny(field, values,
         Set.copyOf(exactMatches),
-        patterns.isEmpty() ? null : Pattern.compile("(" + Strings.join(patterns, '|') + ")"),
+        patterns.isEmpty() ? null : Pattern.compile(patterns.stream().collect(Collectors.joining("|", "(", ")"))),
         matchWhenMissing,
         valueGetter
       );