diff --git a/reporting/highbeam b/reporting/highbeam
index 14c6a81..bc47253 100755
--- a/reporting/highbeam
+++ b/reporting/highbeam
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def highlight_text(text, rules, simple_words, regex_patterns, case_sensitive):
     # Apply simple highlights
     for i, word in enumerate(simple_words):
         color = simple_colors[i % len(simple_colors)]
-        text = re.sub(rf"{re.escape(word)}", f"{colors[color]}{word}{colors['Z']}", text)
+        text = re.sub(rf"{re.escape(word)}", f"{colors[color]}{word}{colors['Z']}", text, flags=flags)
 
     # Apply regex highlights
     for pattern, replacement in rules: