diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index ed6d841cb..ce530788e 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ search_regex_3 = re.compile(r'\s+', flags=re.A)
 
 #sanitizing
 reddit_mention_regex = re.compile('(?<![\w/])\/?(([ruRU])\/[\w-]{2,25})' + NOT_IN_CODE_OR_LINKS, flags=re.A)
-reddit_domain_regex = re.compile("(^|\s|\()https?:\/\/(reddit\.com|(?:(?:[A-z]{2})(?:-[A-z]{2})" "?|www|new)\.reddit\.com|libredd\.it|reddit\.lol)\/(user\/|(r\/\w{2,25}\/)?comments\/|r\/\w{2,25}\/?$)", flags=re.A)
+reddit_domain_regex = re.compile("(^|\s|\()https?:\/\/(reddit\.com|(?:(?:[A-z]{2})(?:-[A-z]{2})" "?|www|new)\.reddit\.com|libredd\.it|reddit\.lol)\/(u\/|(r\/\w{2,25}\/)?comments\/|r\/\w{2,25}\/?$)", flags=re.A)
 reddit_comment_link_regex = re.compile("https:\/\/old.reddit.com\/r\/\w{2,25}\/comments(\/\w+){3}\/?", flags=re.A)
 
 #gevent
 reddit_s_url_regex = re.compile("https:\/\/reddit.com\/[ru]\/\w{2,25}\/s\/\w{10}", flags=re.A)
 
 #run-time
-reddit_to_vreddit_regex = re.compile('(^|>|")https:\/\/old.reddit.com\/(r|user)\/', flags=re.A)
+reddit_to_vreddit_regex = re.compile('(^|>|")https:\/\/old.reddit.com\/([ru])\/', flags=re.A)
 
 #post search
 subreddit_name_regex = re.compile('\w{2,25}', flags=re.A)
diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 66f7092c5..0d305f63a 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ def is_whitelisted(domain, k):
 def normalize_url(url):
 	url = unquote(url)
 
-	url = url.replace("reddit.com/u/", "reddit.com/user/")
+	url = url.replace("reddit.com/user/", "reddit.com/u/")
 
 	url = reddit_domain_regex.sub(r'\1https://old.reddit.com/\3', url)