diff --git a/generate_images.py b/generate_images.py
index e800b9357ea..db4a89cb6d7 100644
--- a/generate_images.py
+++ b/generate_images.py
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ async def generate_overview(s: Stats) -> None:
     with open("templates/overview.svg", "r") as f:
         output = f.read()
 
-    output = re.sub("{{ name }}", await s.name, output)
-    output = re.sub("{{ stars }}", f"{await s.stargazers:,}", output)
-    output = re.sub("{{ forks }}", f"{await s.forks:,}", output)
-    output = re.sub("{{ contributions }}", f"{await s.total_contributions:,}", output)
+    output = output.replace("{{ name }}", await s.name)
+    output = output.replace("{{ stars }}", f"{await s.stargazers:,}")
+    output = output.replace("{{ forks }}", f"{await s.forks:,}")
+    output = output.replace("{{ contributions }}", f"{await s.total_contributions:,}")
     changed = (await s.lines_changed)[0] + (await s.lines_changed)[1]
-    output = re.sub("{{ lines_changed }}", f"{changed:,}", output)
-    output = re.sub("{{ views }}", f"{await s.views:,}", output)
-    output = re.sub("{{ repos }}", f"{len(await s.repos):,}", output)
+    output = output.replace("{{ lines_changed }}", f"{changed:,}")
+    output = output.replace("{{ views }}", f"{await s.views:,}")
+    output = output.replace("{{ repos }}", f"{len(await s.repos):,}")
 
     generate_output_folder()
     with open("generated/overview.svg", "w") as f:
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ async def generate_languages(s: Stats) -> None:
 
 """
 
-    output = re.sub(r"{{ progress }}", progress, output)
-    output = re.sub(r"{{ lang_list }}", lang_list, output)
+    output = output.replace(r"{{ progress }}", progress)
+    output = output.replace(r"{{ lang_list }}", lang_list)
 
     generate_output_folder()
     with open("generated/languages.svg", "w") as f: