diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 1846991b8..631b5d969 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 						<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="w-9 h-9 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover lozad" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
 					</div>
 
-					<a class="user-name text-sm font-bold" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-content-id="popover-{{c.id}}" tabindex="0" style="color:#{{c.author.namecolor}};">
+					<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="user-name text-sm font-bold" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-content-id="popover-{{c.id}}" tabindex="0" style="color:#{{c.author.namecolor}};">
 						{% if c.author.patron and not c.distinguish_level %}
 						<span class="patron" style="background-color:#{{c.author.namecolor}};">
 							{{c.author.username}}
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index adb3d262d..e76b92d33 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 				</span>
 				{% endif %}
 				{% if not p.award_count('ghosts') %}
-				<button class="inline-flex flex-shrink-0 items-center font-bold" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-content-id="popover-{{p.id}}" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}};">
+				<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="inline-flex flex-shrink-0 items-center font-bold" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-content-id="popover-{{p.id}}" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}};">
 					{% if p.author.patron and not p.distinguish_level %}
 					<span class="patron" style="background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};">
 						{{p.author.username}}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 						{{p.author.username}}
 					</span>
 					{% endif %}
-				</button>
+				</a>
 				{% if p.author.customtitle %}
 					<bdi class="flex-shrink-0" style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">
 						{% if p.author.quadrant %}