diff --git a/config/beta.yml b/config/beta.yml
index be222bf..ea26f2a 100644
--- a/config/beta.yml
+++ b/config/beta.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ roleGroups:
         emoji: '🇴'
 
 filterFeeds:
-  - jql: updated > lastRun
+  - jql: updated > {{lastRun}}
     jqlRemoved: ''
     channel: '665904688616701953'
     publish: true
diff --git a/config/main.yml b/config/main.yml
index ee9da72..f2d0956 100644
--- a/config/main.yml
+++ b/config/main.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ roleGroups:
 
 filterFeeds:
     #java-triage
-  - jql: project = MC AND status changed by bugnet after lastRun
+  - jql: project = MC AND status changed BY bugnet AFTER {{lastRun}}
     channel: '1275197626719141888' # new channel #java-triage
     publish: true
     interval: 300000
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ filterFeeds:
     cached: false
 
     #java-fixes
-  - jql: project = MC AND resolved > lastRun AND resolution = Fixed AND fixVersion in unreleasedVersions()
+  - jql: project = MC AND resolved > {{lastRun}} AND resolution = Fixed AND fixVersion in unreleasedVersions()
     channel: '666349583227682819'
     publish: true
     interval: 30000
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ filterFeeds:
     cached: false
 
     # bedrock-fixes
-  - jql: project IN (MCPE, BDS) AND (resolution changed to Fixed after lastRun OR fixVersion changed after lastRun) AND fixVersion != EMPTY
+  - jql: project IN (MCPE, BDS) AND (resolution CHANGED TO Fixed AFTER {{lastRun}} OR fixVersion CHANGED AFTER {{lastRun}}) AND fixVersion != EMPTY
     channel: '974302728719314974'
     publish: true
     interval: 30000
@@ -120,51 +120,51 @@ filterFeeds:
 
 versionFeeds:
     #java-fixes
-    - projects:
-      - name: MC
-        id: 10400
-      channel: '666349583227682819'
-      publish: true
-      interval: 10000
-      scope: 5
-      versionFeedEmoji: '🎉'
-      actions:
-        - released
-        - unreleased
+  - projects:
+    - name: MC
+      id: 10400
+    channel: '666349583227682819'
+    publish: true
+    interval: 10000
+    scope: 5
+    versionFeedEmoji: '🎉'
+    actions:
+      - released
+      - unreleased
 
     #bedrock-fixes
-    - projects:
-      - name: MCPE
-        id: 10200
-      channel: '974302728719314974'
-      publish: true
-      interval: 10000
-      scope: 5
-      versionFeedEmoji: '🎉'
-      actions:
-        - released
-        - unreleased
+  - projects:
+    - name: MCPE
+      id: 10200
+    channel: '974302728719314974'
+    publish: true
+    interval: 10000
+    scope: 5
+    versionFeedEmoji: '🎉'
+    actions:
+      - released
+      - unreleased
 
     #version-feed
-    - projects:
-      - name: BDS
-        id: 11700
-      - name: MC
-        id: 10400
-      - name: MCL
-        id: 11101
-      - name: MCPE
-        id: 10200
-      - name: REALMS
-        id: 11402
-      channel: "741600360619049000"
-      publish: false
-      interval: 10000
-      scope: 5
-      actions:
-        - created
-        - archived
-        - unarchived
-        - released
-        - unreleased
-        - renamed
+  - projects:
+    - name: BDS
+      id: 11700
+    - name: MC
+      id: 10400
+    - name: MCL
+      id: 11101
+    - name: MCPE
+      id: 10200
+    - name: REALMS
+      id: 11402
+    channel: "741600360619049000"
+    publish: false
+    interval: 10000
+    scope: 5
+    actions:
+      - created
+      - archived
+      - unarchived
+      - released
+      - unreleased
+      - renamed
diff --git a/config/template.yml b/config/template.yml
index 8f86b34..4a3d404 100644
--- a/config/template.yml
+++ b/config/template.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ filterFeeds:
     publish: <boolean>
 
     # Whether the bot should cache tickets in the filter feed, 
-    # If false, the property lastRun should be included in the jql, but when true, the filter feed will be less efficient.
+    # If false, the variable {{lastRun}} should be included in the jql, but when true, the filter feed will be less efficient.
     # Optional; true by default.
     cached: <boolean>
   
diff --git a/src/tasks/CachedFilterFeedTask.ts b/src/tasks/CachedFilterFeedTask.ts
index 82aa845..2edc95b 100644
--- a/src/tasks/CachedFilterFeedTask.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/CachedFilterFeedTask.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import MojiraBot from '../MojiraBot.js';
 
 export default class CachedFilterFeedTask extends Task {
 	private static logger = log4js.getLogger( 'CachedFilterFeedTask' );
+	private static lastRunRegex = /\{\{lastRun\}\}/g;
 
 	private channel: TextBasedChannel;
 	private jql: string;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export default class CachedFilterFeedTask extends Task {
 		this.lastRun = new Date().valueOf();
 
 		const searchResults = await MojiraBot.jira.issueSearch.searchForIssuesUsingJql( {
-			jql: this.jql.replace( 'lastRun', this.lastRun.toString() ),
+			jql: this.jql.replace( CachedFilterFeedTask.lastRunRegex, this.lastRun.toString() ),
 			fields: ['key'],
 		} );
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export default class CachedFilterFeedTask extends Task {
 
 		try {
 			const searchResults = await MojiraBot.jira.issueSearch.searchForIssuesUsingJql( {
-				jql: this.jql.replace( 'lastRun', this.lastRun.toString() ),
+				jql: this.jql.replace( CachedFilterFeedTask.lastRunRegex, this.lastRun.toString() ),
 				fields: ['key'],
 			} );
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export default class CachedFilterFeedTask extends Task {
 			try {
 				const ticketKeys = Array.from( this.knownTickets );
 				const previousTicketResults = await MojiraBot.jira.issueSearch.searchForIssuesUsingJql( {
-					jql: `${ this.jqlRemoved.replace( 'lastRun', this.lastRun.toString() ) } AND key in (${ ticketKeys.join( ',' ) })`,
+					jql: `${ this.jqlRemoved.replace( CachedFilterFeedTask.lastRunRegex, this.lastRun.toString() ) } AND key in (${ ticketKeys.join( ',' ) })`,
 					fields: ['key'],
 				} );
 
diff --git a/src/tasks/FilterFeedTask.ts b/src/tasks/FilterFeedTask.ts
index ad760db..915c430 100644
--- a/src/tasks/FilterFeedTask.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/FilterFeedTask.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { LoggerUtil } from '../util/LoggerUtil.js';
 
 export default class FilterFeedTask extends Task {
 	private static logger = log4js.getLogger( 'FilterFeedTask' );
+	private static lastRunRegex = /\{\{lastRun\}\}/g;
 
 	private channel: TextBasedChannel;
 	private jql: string;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export default class FilterFeedTask extends Task {
 
 		try {
 			const searchResults = await MojiraBot.jira.issueSearch.searchForIssuesUsingJql( {
-				jql: this.jql.replace( 'lastRun', this.lastRun.toString() ),
+				jql: this.jql.replace( FilterFeedTask.lastRunRegex, this.lastRun.toString() ),
 				fields: ['key'],
 			} );