diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sane-scripts/src/sane-bt-search b/pkgs/by-name/sane-scripts/src/sane-bt-search
index 7851b41ca..518e2aa7e 100755
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sane-scripts/src/sane-bt-search
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sane-scripts/src/sane-bt-search
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ def is_cat(cats: list[str], wanted_cats: list[str], default: bool = False) -> bo
     else:
         return any(c in wanted_cats for c in cats)
 
+H265_MARKERS = {
+    "h265"
+    "h.265"
+    "x265"
+    "x.265"
+    "hevc"
+}
+
 class Filter:
     def __init__(self, book: bool=False, h265: bool=False, manga: bool=False, video: bool=False):
         self.book = book
@@ -186,10 +194,7 @@ class Filter:
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_h265(t: 'Torrent') -> bool:
-        meta = t.title.lower()
-        return "h265" in meta \
-            or "x265" in meta \
-            or "HEVC" in meta
+        return any(tag.upper() in t.title.upper() for tag in H265_MARKERS)
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_book(t: 'Torrent', default: bool = False) -> bool: