diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/utils.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/utils.js
index 4063809a1..61a6e75fd 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/utils.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ r.utils = {
         return params
     },
 
-    _pyStrFormatRe: /%\((\w+)\)s/,
+    _pyStrFormatRe: /%\((\w+)\)s/g,
     pyStrFormat: function(format, params) {
         return format.replace(this._pyStrFormatRe, function(match, fieldName) {
             if (!(fieldName in params)) {