diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 1f5e7b307b..37e55f3cc6 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=False, count_emojis
sanitized = sanitized.replace('/\1', sanitized)
- sanitized = hole_name_regex.sub(r'/\1', sanitized)
+ sanitized = hole_mention_regex.sub(r'/\1', sanitized)
v = getattr(g, 'v', None)