diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 106cd6d3a..0febd9084 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -1080,9 +1080,9 @@ def get_post_title(v):
 	if not content_type or "text/html" not in content_type: abort(400)
 
 	# no you can't just parse html with reeeeeeeegex
-	match = html_title_regex.match(x.text)
+	match = html_title_regex.search(x.text)
 	if match and match.lastindex >= 1:
 		title = match.group(1)
 	else: abort(400)
 
-	return {"url": url, "title": title.string}
+	return {"url": url, "title": title}