diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php
index d3ab2b4b..762ea2cf 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ require_once('auth.php');
 
 $type = $_POST['list'];
 
-// Perform all of the verification for list editing
+// Perform all of the authentication for list editing
 // when NOT invoked and authenticated from API
 if (empty($api)) {
     list_verify($type);
 }
 
+// Don't check if the added item is a valid domain for regex expressions. Regex
+// filters are validated by FTL on import and skipped if invalid
+if($type !== "regex") {
+    check_domain();
+}
+
 switch($type) {
     case "white":
         if(!isset($_POST["auditlog"]))
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php
index 5d832a86..69fe6b28 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php
@@ -142,14 +142,5 @@ function list_verify($type) {
     {
         log_and_die("Not allowed!");
     }
-
-    // Don't check if the added item is a
-    // valid domain for regex expressions
-    // Regex filters are validated by FTL
-    // on import and skipped if invalid
-    if($_POST['list'] !== "regex")
-    {
-        check_domain();
-    }
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/sub.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/sub.php
index 2edf8cf7..1c9bc8fe 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/sub.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/sub.php
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ require_once('auth.php');
 
 $type = $_POST['list'];
 
-// Perform all of the verification for list editing
+// Perform all of the authentication for list editing
 // when NOT invoked and authenticated from API
 if (empty($api)) {
     list_verify($type);
 }
 
+// Don't check if the added item is a valid domain for regex expressions. Regex
+// filters are validated by FTL on import and skipped if invalid
+if($type !== "regex") {
+    check_domain();
+}
+
 switch($type) {
     case "white":
         exec("sudo pihole -w -q -d ${_POST['domain']}");