diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index 77836ed8e..2f0fb5f98 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -192,4 +192,4 @@ def command_regex_matcher(match, upper=False):
 
 reason_regex = re.compile('(/(post|comment)/[0-9]+)', flags=re.A)
 
-discord_username_regex = re.compile("(\s|^).{2,32}#[0-9]{4}(?=\s|$)", flags=re.A)
+discord_username_regex = re.compile("(\s|^|>).{2,32}#[0-9]{4}(?=[^0-9]|$)", flags=re.A)
diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 430d778bd..5ea345ffc 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def handle_youtube_links(url):
 	return html
 
 @with_sigalrm_timeout(10)
-def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=True, count_marseys=False, torture=False, sidebar=False, snappy=False):
+def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=True, count_marseys=False, torture=False, sidebar=False, snappy=False, chat=False):
 	sanitized = sanitized.strip()
 
 	sanitized = utm_regex.sub('', sanitized)
@@ -422,14 +422,20 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=True, count_marseys
 		d = tldextract.extract(href).registered_domain + url.path
 		domain_list.add(d.lower())
 
+	def error(error):
+		if chat:
+			return error, 403
+		else:
+			abort(403, error)
+		
 	banned_domains = g.db.query(BannedDomain).all()
 	for x in banned_domains:
 		for y in domain_list:
 			if y.startswith(x.domain):
-				abort(403, f'Remove the banned link "{x.domain}" and try again!\nReason for link ban: "{x.reason}"')
+				return error(f'Remove the banned link "{x.domain}" and try again!\nReason for link ban: "{x.reason}"')
 
 	if discord_username_regex.match(sanitized):
-		abort(403, "Stop grooming!")
+		return error("Stop grooming!")
 
 	if '<pre>' not in sanitized and not sidebar:
 		sanitized = sanitized.replace('\n','')
diff --git a/files/routes/chat.py b/files/routes/chat.py
index 7833ca2ca..02aac2ec6 100644
--- a/files/routes/chat.py
+++ b/files/routes/chat.py
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ def speak(data, v):
 	if image: text += f'\n\n![]({image})'
 	if not text: return '', 400
 
-	text_html = sanitize(text, count_marseys=True)
+	text_html = sanitize(text, count_marseys=True, chat=True)
+	if isinstance(text_html , tuple):
+		return text_html
+
 	quotes = data['quotes']
 	id = str(uuid.uuid4())