diff --git a/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp b/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp
index 0cfd8c4..f1c2215 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ typedef basic_fnv_1<fnv_prime, fnv_offset_basis> fnv_1;
 
 namespace hook
 {
-	ptrdiff_t baseAddressDifference;
-
-	// sets the base to the process main base
-	void set_base()
+	ptrdiff_t pattern::get_process_base()
 	{
-		set_base((uintptr_t)GetModuleHandle(nullptr));
+		return ptrdiff_t(GetModuleHandle(nullptr));
 	}
 
 
@@ -112,13 +109,13 @@ private:
 	uintptr_t m_begin;
 	uintptr_t m_end;
 
-public:
 	template<typename TReturn, typename TOffset>
 	TReturn* getRVA(TOffset rva)
 	{
 		return (TReturn*)(m_begin + rva);
 	}
 
+public:
 	explicit executable_meta(uintptr_t module)
 		: m_begin(module)
 	{
diff --git a/SilentPatch/Patterns.h b/SilentPatch/Patterns.h
index ba4de8c..7410707 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Patterns.h
+++ b/SilentPatch/Patterns.h
@@ -16,34 +16,6 @@
 
 namespace hook
 {
-	extern ptrdiff_t baseAddressDifference;
-
-	// sets the base address difference based on an obtained pointer
-	inline void set_base(uintptr_t address)
-	{
-#ifdef _M_IX86
-		uintptr_t addressDiff = (address - 0x400000);
-#elif defined(_M_AMD64)
-		uintptr_t addressDiff = (address - 0x140000000);
-#endif
-
-		// pointer-style cast to ensure unsigned overflow ends up copied directly into a signed value
-		baseAddressDifference = *(ptrdiff_t*)&addressDiff;
-	}
-
-	// sets the base to the process main base
-	void set_base();
-
-	inline uintptr_t getRVA(uintptr_t rva)
-	{
-		set_base();
-#ifdef _M_IX86
-		return static_cast<uintptr_t>(baseAddressDifference + 0x400000 + rva);
-#elif defined(_M_AMD64)
-		return static_cast<uintptr_t>(baseAddressDifference(0x140000000 + rva);
-#endif
-	}
-
 	class pattern_match
 	{
 	private:
@@ -81,6 +53,8 @@ namespace hook
 		uintptr_t m_rangeEnd;
 
 	private:
+		static ptrdiff_t get_process_base();
+
 		void Initialize(std::string_view pattern);
 
 		bool ConsiderHint(uintptr_t offset);
@@ -104,7 +78,7 @@ namespace hook
 
 	public:
 		pattern(std::string_view pattern)
-			: pattern(getRVA(0))
+			: pattern(get_process_base())
 		{
 			Initialize(std::move(pattern));
 		}