diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/WiremockRequestStubStrategy.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/WiremockRequestStubStrategy.groovy
index 3390b6456b..31eb05300a 100755
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/WiremockRequestStubStrategy.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/WiremockRequestStubStrategy.groovy
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package io.codearte.accurest.dsl
 import groovy.transform.PackageScope
 import groovy.transform.TypeChecked
 import io.codearte.accurest.dsl.internal.ClientRequest
-import io.codearte.accurest.dsl.internal.Header
 import io.codearte.accurest.dsl.internal.MatchingStrategy
 import io.codearte.accurest.dsl.internal.QueryParameter
 import io.codearte.accurest.dsl.internal.QueryParameters
@@ -80,32 +79,35 @@ class WiremockRequestStubStrategy extends BaseWiremockStubStrategy {
 		if (body == null) {
 			return [:]
 		}
-		if (containsRegex(body)) {
-			return [bodyPatterns: [[matches: parseBody(convertJsonStructureToObjectUnderstandingStructure(body,
-					{ it instanceof Pattern },
-					{ String json -> json.collect {
-							switch(it) {
-								case ('{'): return '\\{'
-								case ('}'): return '\\}'
-								default: return it
-							}
-						} .join('')
-					},
-					{ LinkedList list, String json ->
-						return json.replaceAll(TEMPORARY_PATTERN_HOLDER, { String a, String[] b -> list.pop() })
-					}
-			))]]]
+		if (clientRequest.body?.containsPattern) {
+			return [bodyPatterns: [[matches: escapeBodyForJson(body)]]]
 		}
-
-		return [bodyPatterns: [[(getCompareType()): parseBody(body)]]]
+		return [bodyPatterns: [[(getMatchType()): parseBody(body)]]]
 	}
 
-	private String getCompareType() {
-		Header contentType = request.headers?.entries.find { it.name == "Content-Type" }
-		if (contentType && contentType.clientValue.toString().endsWith("json")) {
+	private Object escapeBodyForJson(Object body) {
+		return parseBody(convertJsonStructureToObjectUnderstandingStructure(body,
+				{ it instanceof Pattern },
+				{ String json -> json.collect {
+					switch(it) {
+						case ('{'): return '\\{'
+						case ('}'): return '\\}'
+						default: return it
+					}
+				} .join('')
+				},
+				{ LinkedList list, String json ->
+					return json.replaceAll(TEMPORARY_PATTERN_HOLDER, { String a, String[] b -> list.pop() })
+				}
+		))
+	}
+
+	private String getMatchType() {
+		String content = request.headers?.entries.find { it.name == "Content-Type" } ?.clientValue?.toString()
+		if (content?.endsWith("json")) {
 			return "equalToJson"
 		}
-		if (contentType && contentType.clientValue.toString().endsWith("xml")) {
+		if (content?.endsWith("xml")) {
 			return "equalToXml"
 		}
 		return "equalTo"
@@ -115,13 +117,4 @@ class WiremockRequestStubStrategy extends BaseWiremockStubStrategy {
 		return body
 	}
 
-	boolean containsRegex(Object bodyObject) {
-		String bodyString = bodyObject as String
-		return (bodyString =~ /\^.*\$/).find()
-	}
-
-	boolean containsRegex(Map map) {
-		return map.values().any { it instanceof Pattern }
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/internal/Body.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/internal/Body.groovy
index c68380f0f2..78813a74a8 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/internal/Body.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/dsl/internal/Body.groovy
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class Body extends DslProperty {
 	private static final Pattern TEMPORARY_PATTERN_HOLDER = Pattern.compile('REGEXP>>(.*)<<')
 	private static final String JSON_VALUE_PATTERN_FOR_REGEX = 'REGEXP>>%s<<'
 
+	boolean containsPattern
+
 	Body(Map<String, DslProperty> body) {
 		super(extractValue(body, {it.clientValue}), extractValue(body, {it.serverValue}))
 	}
@@ -39,12 +41,18 @@ class Body extends DslProperty {
 
 	Body(GString bodyAsValue) {
 		super(extractValue(bodyAsValue, {it.clientValue}), extractValue(bodyAsValue, {it.serverValue}))
+		containsPattern = containsPattern(bodyAsValue)
 	}
 
 	Body(DslProperty bodyAsValue) {
 		super(bodyAsValue.clientValue, bodyAsValue.serverValue)
 	}
 
+	private boolean containsPattern(GString bodyAsValue) {
+		return bodyAsValue.values.collect { it instanceof DslProperty ? it.clientValue : it }
+				.find { it instanceof Pattern }
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Due to the fact that we allow users to have a body with GString and different values inside
 	 * we need to be prepared that they pass regexps around both on client and server side.