diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs
index 24449ed7d..badfe7c92 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs
@@ -52,5 +52,16 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ParserTests
         {
             ParseUtil.CoerceDouble(original).Should().Be(parsedInt);
         }
+
+        [TestCase(null, null)]
+        [TestCase("", null)]
+        [TestCase("1", 1)]
+        [TestCase("1000 grabs", 1000)]
+        [TestCase("asdf123asdf", 123)]
+        [TestCase("asdf123asdf456asdf", 123)]
+        public void should_parse_long_from_string(string original, long? parsedInt)
+        {
+            ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(original).Should().Be(parsedInt);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannParser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannParser.cs
index 2cdb12967..244b221df 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannParser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannParser.cs
@@ -541,38 +541,23 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Cardigann
                     value = release.ImdbId.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "tmdbid":
-                    var tmdbIdRegex = new Regex(@"(\d+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-                    var tmdbIdMatch = tmdbIdRegex.Match(value);
-                    var tmdbId = tmdbIdMatch.Groups[1].Value;
-                    release.TmdbId = (int)ParseUtil.CoerceLong(tmdbId);
+                    release.TmdbId = (int)ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(value);
                     value = release.TmdbId.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "rageid":
-                    var rageIdRegex = new Regex(@"(\d+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-                    var rageIdMatch = rageIdRegex.Match(value);
-                    var rageId = rageIdMatch.Groups[1].Value;
-                    release.TvRageId = (int)ParseUtil.CoerceLong(rageId);
+                    release.TvRageId = (int)ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(value);
                     value = release.TvRageId.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "traktid":
-                    var traktIdRegex = new Regex(@"(\d+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-                    var traktIdMatch = traktIdRegex.Match(value);
-                    var traktId = traktIdMatch.Groups[1].Value;
-                    release.TraktId = (int)ParseUtil.CoerceLong(traktId);
+                    release.TraktId = (int)ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(value);
                     value = release.TraktId.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "tvdbid":
-                    var tvdbIdRegex = new Regex(@"(\d+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-                    var tvdbIdMatch = tvdbIdRegex.Match(value);
-                    var tvdbId = tvdbIdMatch.Groups[1].Value;
-                    release.TvdbId = (int)ParseUtil.CoerceLong(tvdbId);
+                    release.TvdbId = (int)ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(value);
                     value = release.TvdbId.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "doubanid":
-                    var doubanIdRegex = new Regex(@"(\d+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-                    var doubanIdMatch = doubanIdRegex.Match(value);
-                    var doubanId = doubanIdMatch.Groups[1].Value;
-                    release.DoubanId = (int)ParseUtil.CoerceLong(doubanId);
+                    release.DoubanId = (int)ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(value);
                     value = release.DoubanId.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "poster":
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParseUtil.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParseUtil.cs
index f8cbc7bbc..7410a02db 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParseUtil.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParseUtil.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Parser
 {
@@ -65,20 +66,29 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Parser
 
         public static long? GetLongFromString(string str)
         {
-            if (str == null)
+            if (str.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var idRegEx = new Regex(@"(\d+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
-            var idMatch = idRegEx.Match(str);
-            if (!idMatch.Success)
+            var extractedLong = string.Empty;
+
+            foreach (var c in str)
             {
-                return null;
+                if (c < '0' || c > '9')
+                {
+                    if (extractedLong.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                extractedLong += c;
             }
 
-            var id = idMatch.Groups[1].Value;
-            return CoerceLong(id);
+            return CoerceLong(extractedLong);
         }
 
         public static int? GetImdbID(string imdbstr)
diff --git a/src/Prowlarr.Benchmark.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs b/src/Prowlarr.Benchmark.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..007144caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Prowlarr.Benchmark.Test/ParserTests/ParseUtilFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Benchmark.Test.ParserTests
+{
+    [InProcess]
+    public class ParseUtilFixture
+    {
+        [Benchmark]
+        [Arguments("123456789")]
+        [Arguments("")]
+        [Arguments("asd8f7asdf")]
+        [Arguments("sdf")]
+        public void parse_long_from_string(string dateInput)
+        {
+            ParseUtil.GetLongFromString(dateInput);
+        }
+    }
+}