diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 9469908bd1..4c8f30147b 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False):
 			tag['alt'] = f'![]({tag["data-src"]})'
 			tag['referrerpolicy'] = "no-referrer"
 
-		a = soup.new_tag("a", href=tag["data-src"],  rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer")
-		tag = tag.replace_with(a)
-		a.append(tag)
+			a = soup.new_tag("a", href=tag["data-src"],  rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer")
+			tag = tag.replace_with(a)
+			a.append(tag)
 
 	for tag in soup.find_all("a"):
 		if tag.get("href") and fishylinks_regex.fullmatch(str(tag.string)):