diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c2e945c..8eb5ab8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "publisher": "edwinhuish",
     "name": "better-comments-next",
     "displayName": "Better Comments Next",
-    "version": "3.3.12",
+    "version": "3.3.13",
     "description": "Improve your code commenting by annotating with alert, informational, TODOs, and more!",
     "author": {
         "name": "Edwin Xu"
diff --git a/src/configuration/configuration.ts b/src/configuration/configuration.ts
index 522882e..d58c3e3 100644
--- a/src/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export interface ConfigurationFlatten extends Configuration {
 let config: (Configuration & WorkspaceConfiguration) | undefined;
 let configFlatten: ConfigurationFlatten | undefined;
 let tagDecorationTypes: Map<string, vscode.TextEditorDecorationType> | undefined;
+let multilineTagsEscaped: string[] | undefined;
+let lineTagsEscaped: string[] | undefined;
 
 export function refresh() {
   // if already set tagDecorationTypes, clear decoration for visible editors
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ export function refresh() {
   config = undefined;
   configFlatten = undefined;
   tagDecorationTypes = undefined;
+  multilineTagsEscaped = undefined;
+  lineTagsEscaped = undefined;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -182,3 +186,19 @@ function parseDecorationRenderOption(tag: TagFlatten) {
 
   return options;
 }
+
+export function getMultilineTagsEscaped() {
+  if (!multilineTagsEscaped) {
+    multilineTagsEscaped = getConfigurationFlatten().tags.filter(t => t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  }
+
+  return multilineTagsEscaped;
+}
+
+export function getLineTagsEscaped() {
+  if (!lineTagsEscaped) {
+    lineTagsEscaped = getConfigurationFlatten().tags.filter(t => !t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  }
+
+  return lineTagsEscaped;
+}
diff --git a/src/handler/langs/common.ts b/src/handler/langs/common.ts
index 46fb64c..56c3200 100644
--- a/src/handler/langs/common.ts
+++ b/src/handler/langs/common.ts
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ function logMissingLineComments(languageId: string) {
 export async function pickLineCommentDecorationOptions({ editor, processed = [] }: PickDecorationOptionsParams) {
   const decorationOptions = new Map<string, vscode.DecorationOptions[]>();
 
-  const configs = configuration.getConfigurationFlatten();
-
   const comments = await definition.getAvailableComments(editor.document.languageId);
 
   if (!comments.lineComments || !comments.lineComments.length) {
@@ -95,8 +93,8 @@ export async function pickLineCommentDecorationOptions({ editor, processed = []
 
   const blockExp = new RegExp(`(${escapedMarks}).*?(?:\\n[ \\t]*\\1.*?)*(\\n|$)`, 'g');
 
-  const multilineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
-  const lineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => !t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  const multilineTags = configuration.getMultilineTagsEscaped();
+  const lineTags = configuration.getLineTagsEscaped();
 
   const text = editor.document.getText();
 
@@ -203,12 +201,10 @@ export async function pickBlockCommentDecorationOptions({ editor, processed = []
     return decorationOptions;
   }
 
-  const configs = configuration.getConfigurationFlatten();
-
-  const multilineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  const multilineTags = configuration.getMultilineTagsEscaped();
   const m1Exp = new RegExp(`([ \\t])(${multilineTags.join('|')})([\\s\\S]*?)(\\n\\s*\\n|$)`, 'gi');
 
-  const lineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => !t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  const lineTags = configuration.getLineTagsEscaped();
   const lineExp = new RegExp(`(^|[ \\t])(${lineTags.join('|')})([^\\n]*?)(\\n|$)`, 'gi');
 
   for (const marks of comments.blockComments) {
@@ -314,18 +310,16 @@ export async function pickDocCommentDecorationOptions({ editor, processed = [] }
   const end = escapeRegexString(marks[1]);
   const pre = escapeRegexString(prefix);
 
-  const configs = configuration.getConfigurationFlatten();
-
   const blockExp = new RegExp(`(^|\\s)(${start})(([ \\t]+|[ \\t]*\\n)[\\s\\S]*?)(${end})`, 'g');
 
-  const multilineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  const multilineTags = configuration.getMultilineTagsEscaped();
   const m1Exp = new RegExp(
     `([ \\t]*(${pre}?)[ \\t])((${multilineTags.join('|')})([\\s\\S]*?))(\\n(\\s*${pre}?\\s*)\\n|$)`,
     'gi',
   );
   const m2Exp = new RegExp(`(^|[ \\t]*(${pre}))([^\\n]*?)(\\n|$)`, 'gi');
 
-  const lineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => !t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  const lineTags = configuration.getLineTagsEscaped();
   const lineExp = new RegExp(`(^|[ \\t]*(${pre})[ \\t])(${lineTags.join('|')})([^\\n]*?)(\\n|$)`, 'gi');
 
   const text = editor.document.getText();
diff --git a/src/handler/langs/plaintext.ts b/src/handler/langs/plaintext.ts
index 6f1798a..294571b 100644
--- a/src/handler/langs/plaintext.ts
+++ b/src/handler/langs/plaintext.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ async function pickDecorationOptions({ editor }: { editor: vscode.TextEditor })
     return decorationOptions;
   }
 
-  const multilineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
-  const lineTags = configs.tags.filter(t => !t.multiline).map(tag => tag.tagEscaped);
+  const multilineTags = configuration.getMultilineTagsEscaped();
+  const lineTags = configuration.getLineTagsEscaped();
 
   const lineProcessed: [number, number][] = [];