diff --git a/files/assets/js/award_modal.js b/files/assets/js/award_modal.js
index f6c336649..e77798d04 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/award_modal.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/award_modal.js
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ function pick(kind, price, coins, marseybux) {
 
 	if (kind == "agendaposter") {
 		document.getElementById('phrase_section').classList.remove("d-none")
+		document.getElementById('note_section').classList.add("d-none")
 	}
 	else {
 		document.getElementById('phrase_section').classList.add("d-none")
+		document.getElementById('note_section').classList.remove("d-none")
 	}
 
 	if (kind == "flairlock") {
@@ -171,16 +173,13 @@ function buy(mb) {
 function giveaward(t) {
 	const kind = document.getElementById('kind').value;
 
-	const values = {
-			"kind": kind,
-			"note": document.getElementById('note').value
-		}
-	
-	if (kind == "agendaposter")
-		values["agendaposter_phrase"] = document.getElementById('agendaposter_phrase').value
+	const note_id = (kind == "agendaposter" ? "agendaposter_phrase" : "note")
 
 	postToast(t, t.dataset.action,
-		values,
+		{
+			"kind": kind,
+			"note": document.getElementById(note_id).value
+		},
 		() => {
 			let owned = document.getElementById(`${kind}-owned`)
 			let ownednum = Number(owned.textContent) - 1;
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index a921cbeea..801b7145d 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -300,21 +300,17 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 			abort(409, f"{safe_username} is under the effect of a conflicting award: Marsey award!")
 
 		if author.agendaposter == 1:
-			abort(409, f"{safe_username} is perma-chudded!")
+			abort(409, f"{safe_username} is already chudded permanently!")
 
 		if author.agendaposter and time.time() < author.agendaposter: author.agendaposter += 86400
 		else: author.agendaposter = int(time.time()) + 86400
 
-		agendaposter_phrase = request.values.get("agendaposter_phrase").lower()
-		if not agendaposter_phrase: abort(400, "Missing phrase!")
+		if not note: abort(400, "Missing phrase!")
 
-		agendaposter_phrase = agendaposter_phrase.strip()
-		if not agendaposter_phrase: abort(400, "Missing phrase!")
-
-		if len(agendaposter_phrase) > 50:
+		if len(note) > 50:
 			 abort(400, "Max length for phrase is 50 characters!")
 
-		author.agendaposter_phrase = agendaposter_phrase
+		author.agendaposter_phrase = note
 
 		badge_grant(user=author, badge_id=28)
 	elif kind == "flairlock":
diff --git a/files/templates/modals/award.html b/files/templates/modals/award.html
index bbc172d27..078f13d7d 100644
--- a/files/templates/modals/award.html
+++ b/files/templates/modals/award.html
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
-				<label id="notelabel" for="note" class="pt-4">Note (optional):</label>
-				<textarea autocomplete="off" id="note" maxlength="200" class="form-control" placeholder="Note to include in award notification..."></textarea>
+				<div id="note_section">
+					<label id="notelabel" for="note" class="pt-4">Note (optional):</label>
+					<textarea autocomplete="off" id="note" maxlength="200" class="form-control" placeholder="Note to include in award notification..."></textarea>
+				</div>
 
 				<input autocomplete="off" id="giveaward" class="awardbtn btn btn-primary mt-3 fl-r" type="submit" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="giveaward(this)" value="Give Award" data-bs-dismiss="modal" disabled>