diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/handler.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/handler.rb
index cebedb19dcc..d4806af97a5 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/handler.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/handler.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 module Gitlab
   module Email
     module Handler
+      HANDLER_ACTION_BASE_REGEX = /(?<project_slug>.+)-(?<project_id>\d+)-(?<incoming_email_token>.+)/.freeze
+
       def self.handlers
         @handlers ||= load_handlers
       end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb
index 50928f0d59e..179fc3a69f7 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Gitlab
       class CreateIssueHandler < BaseHandler
         include ReplyProcessing
 
-        HANDLER_REGEX        = /\A#{HANDLER_ACTION_BASE_REGEX}-issue\z/.freeze
+        HANDLER_REGEX        = /\A#{Gitlab::Email::Handler::HANDLER_ACTION_BASE_REGEX}-issue\z/.freeze
         HANDLER_REGEX_LEGACY = /\A(?<project_path>[^\+]*)\+(?<incoming_email_token>.*)\z/.freeze
 
         def initialize(mail, mail_key)
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_merge_request_handler.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_merge_request_handler.rb
index 21bb09fa4a1..4cb983ceb73 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_merge_request_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_merge_request_handler.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Gitlab
       class CreateMergeRequestHandler < BaseHandler
         include ReplyProcessing
 
-        HANDLER_REGEX        = /\A#{HANDLER_ACTION_BASE_REGEX}-merge-request\z/.freeze
+        HANDLER_REGEX        = /\A#{Gitlab::Email::Handler::HANDLER_ACTION_BASE_REGEX}-merge-request\z/.freeze
         HANDLER_REGEX_LEGACY = /\A(?<project_path>[^\+]*)\+merge-request\+(?<incoming_email_token>.*)/.freeze
 
         def initialize(mail, mail_key)
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/reply_processing.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/reply_processing.rb
index 76b393f3259..ba9730d2685 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/reply_processing.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/reply_processing.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ module Gitlab
       module ReplyProcessing
         private
 
-        HANDLER_ACTION_BASE_REGEX = /(?<project_slug>.+)-(?<project_id>\d+)-(?<incoming_email_token>.+)/.freeze
-
         attr_reader :project_id, :project_slug, :project_path, :incoming_email_token
 
         def author