diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 90c531e5a..2121b47ec 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=False, count_emojis
 		#don't allow something like this [https://rԁrama.net/leaderboard](https://iplogger.org/1fRKk7)
 		if not snappy:
 			string_domain = tldextract.extract(str(link.string)).registered_domain
-			if string_domain and string_domain != tldextract.extract(href).registered_domain:
+			if string_domain and link.string != href:
 				link.string = href
 
 		#insert target="_blank" and ref="nofollower noopener" for external link