diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index ce57238f5..34ad654ec 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ controversial_regex = re.compile('["> ](https:\/\/old\.reddit\.com/r/[a-zA-Z0-9_
 fishylinks_regex = re.compile("https?://\S+", flags=re.A)
 
 spoiler_regex = re.compile('''\|\|(.+)\|\|''', flags=re.A)
-reddit_regex = re.compile('(^|\s|<p>)\/?((r|u)\/(\w|-){3,25})', flags=re.A)
+reddit_regex = re.compile('(^|\s|<p>)\/?((r|u)\/(\w|-){3,25})(?![^<]*<\/(code|pre|a)>)', flags=re.A)
 sub_regex = re.compile('(^|\s|<p>)\/?(h\/(\w|-){3,25})', flags=re.A)
 
 strikethrough_regex = re.compile('''~{1,2}([^~]+)~{1,2}''', flags=re.A)