diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 8649e990bd..5b3a109782 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, alert=False, edit=False):
 			tag['referrerpolicy'] = "no-referrer"
 
 	for tag in soup.find_all("a"):
-		if tag.get("href") and fishylinks_regex.fullmatch(str(tag.string)):
+		if not tag.string or not tag.get("href"):
+			tag.decompose()
+		elif fishylinks_regex.fullmatch(str(tag.string)):
 			tag.string = tag["href"]