diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua
index 2868e508f6..3a44320631 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ function PreProcessor:Trim(line)
 	return string.sub(line, first, last)
 end
 
+function PreProcessor:TrimLeft(line)
+	for i = 1, #line do
+		local b = string.byte(line, i)
+
+		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
+			return string.sub(line, i)
+		end
+	end
+
+	return ""
+end
+
 function PreProcessor:TrimRight(line)
 	for i = #line, 1, -1 do
 		local b = string.byte(line, i)
@@ -123,7 +135,6 @@ function PreProcessor:TrimRight(line)
 		end
 	end
 
-	-- The line consists only of spaces
 	return ""
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua
index eb62f04a33..c7c6774b25 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua
@@ -231,34 +231,17 @@ end
 
 __e2setcost(2)
 
+-- E2Lib.PreProcessor trimming functions are much more efficient than regular ones, so it's better to use them
 e2function string string:trim()
-	local ok, ret = pcall(function() WireLib.CheckRegex(this, "^%s*(.-)%s*$") return string.Trim(this) end)
-
-	if not ok then
-		return self:throw(ret)
-	else
-		return ret
-	end
+	return E2Lib.PreProcessor.Trim(nil, this)
 end
 
 e2function string string:trimLeft()
-	local ok, ret = pcall(function() WireLib.CheckRegex(this, "^%s*(.+)$") return string.TrimLeft(this) end)
-
-	if not ok then
-		return self:throw(ret)
-	else
-		return ret
-	end
+	return E2Lib.PreProcessor.TrimLeft(nil, this)
 end
 
 e2function string string:trimRight()
-	local ok, ret = pcall(function() WireLib.CheckRegex(this, "^(.-)%s*$") return string.TrimRight(this) end)
-
-	if not ok then
-		return self:throw(ret)
-	else
-		return ret
-	end
+	return E2Lib.PreProcessor.TrimRight(nil, this)
 end
 
 --[[******************************************************************************]]--
@@ -270,7 +253,7 @@ e2function number string:findRE(string pattern)
 	local ok, ret = pcall(function() WireLib.CheckRegex(this, pattern) return string_find(this, pattern) end)
 
 	if not ok then
-		return self:throw(ret)
+		return self:throw(ret, 0)
 	else
 		return ret or 0
 	end
@@ -281,7 +264,7 @@ e2function number string:findRE(string pattern, start)
 	local ok, ret = pcall(function() WireLib.CheckRegex(this, pattern) return string_find(this, pattern, start) end)
 
 	if not ok then
-		return self:throw(ret)
+		return self:throw(ret, 0)
 	else
 		return ret or 0
 	end
@@ -571,4 +554,4 @@ end
 [nodiscard]
 e2function string hashSHA256(string text)
 	return hash_generic(self, text, util.SHA256)
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end