diff --git a/formatters/sarif/sarif.go b/formatters/sarif/sarif.go
index a2a4369..ece7250 100644
--- a/formatters/sarif/sarif.go
+++ b/formatters/sarif/sarif.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owenrumney/go-sarif/v2/sarif"
 )
 
+var sshPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+:[a-zA-Z0-9/._-]+$`)
+
 func NewFormat(out io.Writer, version string) *Format {
 	return &Format{
 		out:     out,
@@ -196,6 +198,5 @@ func IsValidGitURL(gitURL string) bool {
 		return parsedURL.Host != "" && parsedURL.Path != ""
 	}
 
-	sshPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+:[a-zA-Z0-9/._-]+$`)
 	return sshPattern.MatchString(gitURL)
 }