diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index 83d739779c..e292785331 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ strikethrough_regex = re.compile('(^|\s|>)~{1,2}([^~]+)~{1,2}(?![^<]*<\/(code|pr
 mute_regex = re.compile("\/mute @?([a-z0-9_\-]{3,30}) ([0-9]+)", flags=re.A|re.I)
 
 emoji_regex = re.compile(f"<p>\s*(:[!#@]{{0,3}}[{valid_username_chars}]+:\s*)+<\/p>", flags=re.A)
-emoji_regex2 = re.compile(f'(?<!="):([!#@{valid_username_chars}]{{1,36}}?):(?![^<]*<\/(code|pre|a)>)', flags=re.A)
-emoji_regex3 = re.compile(f'(?<!="):([!@{valid_username_chars}]{{1,35}}?):', flags=re.A)
+emoji_regex2 = re.compile(f'(?<!"):([!#@{valid_username_chars}]{{1,36}}?):(?![^<]*<\/(code|pre|a)>)', flags=re.A)
+emoji_regex3 = re.compile(f'(?<!"):([!@{valid_username_chars}]{{1,35}}?):', flags=re.A)
 
 snappy_url_regex = re.compile('<a href="(https?:\/\/.+?)".*?>(.+?)<\/a>', flags=re.A)
 snappy_youtube_regex = re.compile('<lite-youtube videoid="(.+?)" params="autoplay=1', flags=re.A)
diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index e113e4cc61..f9f0e69f99 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def render_emoji(html, regexp, golden, marseys_used, b=False):
 
 		if emoji_html:
 			marseys_used.add(emoji)
-			html = re.sub(f'(?<!="){i.group(0)}(?![^<]*<\/(code|pre|a)>)', emoji_html, html)
+			html = re.sub(f'(?<!"){i.group(0)}(?![^<]*<\/(code|pre|a)>)', emoji_html, html)
 	return html