diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 22a51e60f..2f8422c04 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def with_sigalrm_timeout(timeout: int):
 
 
 @with_sigalrm_timeout(2)
-def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=0, showmore=True):
+def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=0, showmore=True, marsified=False):
 	sanitized = sanitized.strip()
 
 	sanitized = normalize_url(sanitized)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=0, showmore=True):
 	sanitized = video_sub_regex.sub(r'\1<video controls preload="metadata"><source src="\2"></video>', sanitized)
 	sanitized = audio_sub_regex.sub(r'\1<audio controls preload="metadata" src="\2"></audio>', sanitized)
 
-	if not edit:
+	if not edit and not marsified:
 		for marsey in g.db.query(Marsey).filter(Marsey.name.in_(marseys_used)).all():
 			marsey.count += 1
 			g.db.add(marsey)
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index df9cbed79..1432ab15d 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 			body = thing.body
 			body = owoify(body)
 			if author.marsify: body = marsify(body)
-			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5)
+			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5, marsified=True)
 			g.db.add(thing)
 	elif ("Femboy" in kind and kind == v.house) or kind == 'marsify':
 		if author.marsify: author.marsify += 21600
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 			body = thing.body
 			if author.owoify: body = owoify(body)
 			body = marsify(body)
-			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5)
+			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5, marsified=True)
 			g.db.add(thing)
 
 	if author.received_award_count: author.received_award_count += 1
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index ae574206a..a006a61f2 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def comment(v):
 	if v.marsify:
 		body_for_sanitize = marsify(body_for_sanitize)
 
-	body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, limit_pings=5)
+	body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, limit_pings=5, marsified=True)
 
 
 	if parent_post.id not in ADMIGGERS and '!wordle' not in body.lower() and AGENDAPOSTER_PHRASE not in body.lower():
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 		if v.marsify:
 			body_for_sanitize = marsify(body_for_sanitize)
 
-		body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, edit=True, limit_pings=5)
+		body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, edit=True, limit_pings=5, marsified=True)
 
 		if len(body_html) > 20000: abort(400)