diff --git a/accurest-converters/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/wiremock/WiremockToDslConverter.groovy b/accurest-converters/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/wiremock/WiremockToDslConverter.groovy
index 55b06753dd..7cc47e2bf8 100644
--- a/accurest-converters/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/wiremock/WiremockToDslConverter.groovy
+++ b/accurest-converters/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/wiremock/WiremockToDslConverter.groovy
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class WiremockToDslConverter {
             request {
                 ${request.method ? "method \"\"\"$request.method\"\"\"" : ""}
                 ${request.url ? "url \"\"\"$request.url\"\"\"" : ""}
-                ${request.urlPattern ? "url \$(client(java.util.regex.Pattern.compile('${escapeJava(request.urlPattern)}')), server(''))" : ""}
+                ${request.urlPattern ? "url \$(client(regex('${escapeJava(request.urlPattern)}')), server(''))" : ""}
                 ${request.urlPath ? "url \"\"\"$request.urlPath\"\"\"" : ""}
                 ${
 			request.headers ? """headers {
diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/coderate/accurest/dsl/internal/Common.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/coderate/accurest/dsl/internal/Common.groovy
index 9d613c2ef6..934f98c2f5 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/coderate/accurest/dsl/internal/Common.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/coderate/accurest/dsl/internal/Common.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package io.coderate.accurest.dsl.internal
 import groovy.transform.PackageScope
 import groovy.transform.TypeChecked
 
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
+
 /**
  * @TypeChecked instead of @CompileStatic due to usage of double dispatch.
  * Double dispatch doesn't work if you're using @CompileStatic
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ class Common {
 		return value(server, client)
 	}
 
+	Pattern regex(String regex) {
+		return Pattern.compile(regex)
+	}
+
 	ClientDslProperty client(Object clientValue) {
 		return new ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
 	}