diff --git a/server/streamreader/librespot_stream.cpp b/server/streamreader/librespot_stream.cpp
index 89238bca..557dd061 100644
--- a/server/streamreader/librespot_stream.cpp
+++ b/server/streamreader/librespot_stream.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /***
     This file is part of snapcast
-    Copyright (C) 2014-2021  Johannes Pohl
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2022  Johannes Pohl
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include "common/utils/file_utils.hpp"
 #include "common/utils/string_utils.hpp"
 
-// standard headers
-#include <regex>
 
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -178,16 +176,15 @@ void LibrespotStream::onStderrMsg(const std::string& line)
     // non patched:
     //  [2021-06-04T07:20:47Z INFO  librespot_playback::player] <Tunnel> (310573 ms) loaded
     // 	info!("Track \"{}\" loaded", track.name);
-    // std::cerr << line << "\n";
-    smatch m;
-    static regex re_patched("metadata:(.*)");
-    static regex re_track_loaded(R"( <(.*)> \((.*) ms\) loaded)");
-    // Parse the patched version
-    if (regex_search(line, m, re_patched))
+    size_t title_pos = 0;
+    size_t ms_pos = 0;
+    size_t n = 0;
+    if (((n = line.find("metadata:")) != std::string::npos))
     {
+        std::string metadata = line.substr(n + 9);
         // Patched version
-        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "metadata: <" << m[1] << ">\n";
-        json j = json::parse(m[1].str());
+        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "metadata: <" << metadata << ">\n";
+        json j = json::parse(metadata);
         Metadata meta;
         meta.artist = std::vector<std::string>{j["ARTIST"].get<std::string>()};
         meta.title = j["TITLE"].get<std::string>();
@@ -196,12 +193,17 @@ void LibrespotStream::onStderrMsg(const std::string& line)
         properties.metadata = std::move(meta);
         setProperties(properties);
     }
-    else if (regex_search(line, m, re_track_loaded))
+    else if (((title_pos = line.find("<")) != std::string::npos) && ((n = line.find(">", title_pos)) != std::string::npos) &&
+             ((ms_pos = line.find("(", n)) != std::string::npos) && ((n = line.find("ms) loaded", ms_pos)) != std::string::npos))
     {
-        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "metadata: <" << m[1] << ">\n";
+        title_pos += 1;
+        std::string title = line.substr(title_pos, line.find(">", title_pos) - title_pos);
+        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "metadata: <" << title << ">\n";
+        ms_pos += 1;
+        std::string ms = line.substr(ms_pos, n - ms_pos - 1);
         Metadata meta;
-        meta.title = string(m[1]);
-        meta.duration = cpt::stod(m[2]) / 1000.;
+        meta.title = title;
+        meta.duration = cpt::stod(ms) / 1000.;
         meta.art_data = {SPOTIFY_LOGO, "svg"};
         Properties properties;
         properties.metadata = std::move(meta);
diff --git a/test/test_main.cpp b/test/test_main.cpp
index 875e83f9..2eaad1c0 100644
--- a/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,38 @@ TEST_CASE("Librespot")
 }
 
 
+TEST_CASE("Librespot2")
+{
+    std::string line = "[2021-06-04T07:20:47Z INFO  librespot_playback::player] <Tunnel> (310573 ms) loaded";
+    size_t n = 0;
+    size_t title_pos = 0;
+    size_t ms_pos = 0;
+    if (((title_pos = line.find("<")) != std::string::npos) && ((n = line.find(">", title_pos)) != std::string::npos) &&
+        ((ms_pos = line.find("(", n)) != std::string::npos) && ((n = line.find("ms) loaded", ms_pos)) != std::string::npos))
+    {
+        title_pos += 1;
+        std::string title = line.substr(title_pos, line.find(">", title_pos) - title_pos);
+        REQUIRE(title == "Tunnel");
+        ms_pos += 1;
+        std::string ms = line.substr(ms_pos, n - ms_pos - 1);
+        REQUIRE(ms == "310573");
+    }
+
+    line = "[2021-06-04T07:20:47Z INFO  librespot_playback::player] metadata:{\"ARTIST\":\"artist\",\"TITLE\":\"title\"}";
+    n = 0;
+    if (((n = line.find("metadata:")) != std::string::npos))
+    {
+        std::string meta = line.substr(n + 9);
+        REQUIRE(meta == "{\"ARTIST\":\"artist\",\"TITLE\":\"title\"}");
+        json j = json::parse(meta);
+        std::string artist = j["ARTIST"].get<std::string>();
+        REQUIRE(artist == "artist");
+        std::string title = j["TITLE"].get<std::string>();
+        REQUIRE(title == title);
+    }
+}
+
+
 // TEST_CASE("Librespot2")
 // {
 //     std::vector<std::string>
@@ -288,11 +320,28 @@ TEST_CASE("Librespot")
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_core::session] Session[0] strong=3 weak=2)xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z INFO  librespot_core::session] Country: "NZ")xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_core::mercury] subscribed uri=hm://remote/user/REDACTED/ count=0)xx",
-//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] kMessageTypeNotify "REDACTED’s MacBook Air" 77fff453997b1fd01bfe33e60acca5b91948f3df 652808319 1656362700156 kPlayStatusStop)xx",
-//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] kMessageTypeNotify "REDACTED" 73d40aa67ebaebab0f887eae39a3dca1a29a68f0 652808319 1656362700156 kPlayStatusStop)xx",
-//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] kMessageTypeLoad "REDACTED MacBook Air" 77fff453997b1fd01bfe33e60acca5b91948f3df 652808631 1656362700156 kPlayStatusPause)xx",
-//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] State: context_uri: "spotify:playlist:6C0FrjLUZZ99ovwSXwt0DE" index: 10 position_ms: 126126 status: kPlayStatusPause position_measured_at: 1656362700511 context_description: "" shuffle: false repeat: false playing_from_fallback: true row: 0 playing_track_index: 10 track {gid: "\315i\201.\177BC\316\223\302h!|\203\264\024"} track {gid: "y\336[{\220\237C\022\210\300\032_\246\276Eu"} track {gid: "\323.H^\265\265A\313\265\'\205\220\272*\341\030"} track {gid: ")\224E\314)\357GX\201\277\311l\277\364`$"} track {gid: "\310#\223\310\254\376H\026\214\3600\r\201\000R\313"} track {gid: "\223\227#\3447\354M\322\234\222\355\242Kpq)"} track {gid: "\326\326\235\t\320\244K<\231\336\032V\240d%\031"} track {gid: "\007\204\252o\022\303N\200\214\377\221\310EW7\230"} track {gid: "\327\307\336\265koLt\2507a9\364\306}j"} track {gid: ")\221-\034\316`J\303\241\362\020\335\221\034:\320"} track {gid: "M\332\300\341\260\264M\340\216\237[\3313<\221 "} track {gid: "\202q\273\177i\352J.\212\222\335\303\002a!z"} track {gid: ",\356\372\\\215D@j\203\366\022\021&\336\237\000"} track {gid: "<\031\235{\305\320O-\264a\331=\273\236\365\220"} track {gid: "\316[\002\222\3704J*\2157V\336\344\266\351\314"} track {gid: "1+\360\n;\212Nb\235%\2476xL\257\265"} track {gid: "j\207K\250f<L\337\241|C\3376w-\203"} track {gid: "\361$p\035\221\377H \216\216-\265\000\211f)"} track {gid: "\\N9h\211.Jz\236\013`\202\033\230i\313"} track {gid: ".\036\211\302\247\234C\336\252\353>\034\306RcH"} track {gid: ";wr\260\264\234E>\207\200\301n9\261\022w"} track {gid: "\010\226\300\377BDD\377\215\030\376\013j\311\262*"} track {gid: "\377\272\345m\324\232N\321\203\253I\016I\321H\315"} track {gid: "\313\336\321<c\350N\005\265\037\354b\330w\240&"} track {gid: "z\024_I\213\335O\002\264kiu\331\317\n\375"} track {gid: "%/\230z\337JK+\2027\253\021\300b\370\214"} track {gid: "\016\257\036\312\364\336H \252\216\376%\343\2778|"} track {gid: "\013\323\303Y\261\002J\330\236\272zT\017\230\200\004"} track {gid: "NN~u\246\177M\273\224T\335y\312&m\027"} track {gid: "mq\000\314&\267M\226\222[\350(\230\321\211\315"} track {gid: "\344\361\314\222\371\023J~\275\345M@M\0214\000"})xx",
-//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] Frame has 31 tracks)xx",
+//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] kMessageTypeNotify "REDACTED’s MacBook Air" 77fff453997b1fd01bfe33e60acca5b91948f3df
+//              652808319 1656362700156 kPlayStatusStop)xx", R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] kMessageTypeNotify "REDACTED"
+//              73d40aa67ebaebab0f887eae39a3dca1a29a68f0 652808319 1656362700156 kPlayStatusStop)xx", R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc]
+//              kMessageTypeLoad "REDACTED MacBook Air" 77fff453997b1fd01bfe33e60acca5b91948f3df 652808631 1656362700156 kPlayStatusPause)xx",
+//              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] State: context_uri: "spotify:playlist:6C0FrjLUZZ99ovwSXwt0DE" index: 10 position_ms:
+//              126126 status: kPlayStatusPause position_measured_at: 1656362700511 context_description: "" shuffle: false repeat: false playing_from_fallback:
+//              true row: 0 playing_track_index: 10 track {gid: "\315i\201.\177BC\316\223\302h!|\203\264\024"} track {gid:
+//              "y\336[{\220\237C\022\210\300\032_\246\276Eu"} track {gid: "\323.H^\265\265A\313\265\'\205\220\272*\341\030"} track {gid:
+//              ")\224E\314)\357GX\201\277\311l\277\364`$"} track {gid: "\310#\223\310\254\376H\026\214\3600\r\201\000R\313"} track {gid:
+//              "\223\227#\3447\354M\322\234\222\355\242Kpq)"} track {gid: "\326\326\235\t\320\244K<\231\336\032V\240d%\031"} track {gid:
+//              "\007\204\252o\022\303N\200\214\377\221\310EW7\230"} track {gid: "\327\307\336\265koLt\2507a9\364\306}j"} track {gid:
+//              ")\221-\034\316`J\303\241\362\020\335\221\034:\320"} track {gid: "M\332\300\341\260\264M\340\216\237[\3313<\221 "} track {gid:
+//              "\202q\273\177i\352J.\212\222\335\303\002a!z"} track {gid: ",\356\372\\\215D@j\203\366\022\021&\336\237\000"} track {gid:
+//              "<\031\235{\305\320O-\264a\331=\273\236\365\220"} track {gid: "\316[\002\222\3704J*\2157V\336\344\266\351\314"} track {gid:
+//              "1+\360\n;\212Nb\235%\2476xL\257\265"} track {gid: "j\207K\250f<L\337\241|C\3376w-\203"} track {gid: "\361$p\035\221\377H
+//              \216\216-\265\000\211f)"} track {gid: "\\N9h\211.Jz\236\013`\202\033\230i\313"} track {gid: ".\036\211\302\247\234C\336\252\353>\034\306RcH"}
+//              track {gid: ";wr\260\264\234E>\207\200\301n9\261\022w"} track {gid: "\010\226\300\377BDD\377\215\030\376\013j\311\262*"} track {gid:
+//              "\377\272\345m\324\232N\321\203\253I\016I\321H\315"} track {gid: "\313\336\321<c\350N\005\265\037\354b\330w\240&"} track {gid:
+//              "z\024_I\213\335O\002\264kiu\331\317\n\375"} track {gid: "%/\230z\337JK+\2027\253\021\300b\370\214"} track {gid: "\016\257\036\312\364\336H
+//              \252\216\376%\343\2778|"} track {gid: "\013\323\303Y\261\002J\330\236\272zT\017\230\200\004"} track {gid:
+//              "NN~u\246\177M\273\224T\335y\312&m\027"} track {gid: "mq\000\314&\267M\226\222[\350(\230\321\211\315"} track {gid:
+//              "\344\361\314\222\371\023J~\275\345M@M\0214\000"})xx", R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] Frame has 31 tracks)xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z TRACE librespot_connect::spirc] Sending status to server: [kPlayStatusPause])xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_playback::player] command=SetAutoNormaliseAsAlbum(false))xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:00Z DEBUG librespot_playback::player] command=Load(SpotifyId { id: REDACTED, audio_type: Track }, false, 126126))xx",
@@ -304,7 +353,14 @@ TEST_CASE("Librespot")
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:03Z INFO  librespot_playback::player] <Flip Reset> (187661 ms) loaded)xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:03Z TRACE librespot_connect::spirc] Sending status to server: [kPlayStatusPause])xx",
 //              R"xx([2022-06-27T20:45:03Z TRACE librespot_connect::spirc] ==> kPlayStatusPause)xx",
-//              R"xx([2022-06-30T15:25:37Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] State: context_uri: "spotify:show:4bGWMQA1ANGTgcysDo14aX" index: 10 position_ms: 3130170 status: kPlayStatusPause position_measured_at: 1656602737490 context_description: "" shuffle: false repeat: false playing_from_fallback: true row: 0 playing_track_index: 10 track {uri: "spotify:episode:7luHEaQvEf2GA241SqaoIg"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:29LOC9vr1vWakVpWBwuF7n"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:2MS5phBmztGepq6yft07XA"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:1kqqpitr713tPbjzPhCCbf"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:59PP5P8bF17KnzueM9DUH5"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:4nxFKKH8UPXrYUhbD2G0Db"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:4CU6IsMhkflwdQcXyXPxrs"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:0VfUuKQWnttO6XsffakAnF"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:5ZNj0vDZJOYTHRpaCJExCl"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:3SV9ap9wMxpDKHaeEv0kuc"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:7oe8eW41Vrh2xJAUOQRsvF"})xx"};
+//              R"xx([2022-06-30T15:25:37Z DEBUG librespot_connect::spirc] State: context_uri: "spotify:show:4bGWMQA1ANGTgcysDo14aX" index: 10 position_ms:
+//              3130170 status: kPlayStatusPause position_measured_at: 1656602737490 context_description: "" shuffle: false repeat: false playing_from_fallback:
+//              true row: 0 playing_track_index: 10 track {uri: "spotify:episode:7luHEaQvEf2GA241SqaoIg"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:29LOC9vr1vWakVpWBwuF7n"}
+//              track {uri: "spotify:episode:2MS5phBmztGepq6yft07XA"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:1kqqpitr713tPbjzPhCCbf"} track {uri:
+//              "spotify:episode:59PP5P8bF17KnzueM9DUH5"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:4nxFKKH8UPXrYUhbD2G0Db"} track {uri:
+//              "spotify:episode:4CU6IsMhkflwdQcXyXPxrs"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:0VfUuKQWnttO6XsffakAnF"} track {uri:
+//              "spotify:episode:5ZNj0vDZJOYTHRpaCJExCl"} track {uri: "spotify:episode:3SV9ap9wMxpDKHaeEv0kuc"} track {uri:
+//              "spotify:episode:7oe8eW41Vrh2xJAUOQRsvF"})xx"};
 
 
 //     auto onStderrMsg = [](const std::string& line)