diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index e3a295e..72d5343 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -346,3 +346,20 @@ ShaguTweaks.GetItemCount = function(itemName)
 
   return count
 end
+
+local itemLinkByNameCache = {}
+ShaguTweaks.GetItemLinkByName = function(name)
+  if itemLinkByNameCache[name] then
+    return itemLinkByNameCache[name]
+  end
+
+  for itemID = 1, 25818 do
+    local itemName, itemLink, itemQuality = GetItemInfo(itemID)
+    if (itemName and itemName == name) then
+      local _, _, _, hex = GetItemQualityColor(tonumber(itemQuality))
+      local hyperLink = hex.. "|H".. itemLink .."|h["..itemName.."]|h" .. FONT_COLOR_CODE_CLOSE
+      itemLinkByNameCache[name] = hyperLink
+      return hyperLink
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mods/vendor-values.lua b/mods/vendor-values.lua
index 705cdd3..700e39a 100644
--- a/mods/vendor-values.lua
+++ b/mods/vendor-values.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local _G = ShaguTweaks.GetGlobalEnv()
 local T = ShaguTweaks.T
 local GetExpansion = ShaguTweaks.GetExpansion
+local GetItemLinkByName = ShaguTweaks.GetItemLinkByName
 
 local module = ShaguTweaks:register({
   title = T["Vendor Values"],
@@ -3868,16 +3869,6 @@ end
 
 ShaguTweaks.SellValueDB = data
 
-local function GetItemLinkByName(name)
-  for itemID = 1, 25818 do
-    local itemName, hyperLink, itemQuality = GetItemInfo(itemID)
-    if (itemName and itemName == name) then
-      local _, _, _, hex = GetItemQualityColor(tonumber(itemQuality))
-      return hex.. "|H"..hyperLink.."|h["..itemName.."]|h|r"
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 local function AddVendorPrices(frame, id, count)
   if ShaguTweaks.SellValueDB[id] and ShaguTweaks.SellValueDB[id] > 0 then
     SetTooltipMoney(frame, ShaguTweaks.SellValueDB[id] * count)