diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 8c0e530b2..aa17d8a13 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -890,10 +890,10 @@ def submit_post(v, sub=None):
 		
 		url = urlunparse(new_url)
 
-		url  = url.replace('\\', '').replace('_', '\_').replace('%', '').strip()
+		search_url  = url.replace('\\', '').replace('_', '\_').replace('%', '').strip()
 
 		repost = g.db.query(Submission).filter(
-			Submission.url.ilike(url),
+			Submission.url.ilike(search_url),
 			Submission.deleted_utc == 0,
 			Submission.is_banned == False
 		).one_or_none()
diff --git a/files/routes/settings.py b/files/routes/settings.py
index 25934eee0..74329e685 100644
--- a/files/routes/settings.py
+++ b/files/routes/settings.py
@@ -859,12 +859,12 @@ def settings_name_change(v):
 						   v=v,
 						   error="This isn't a valid username.")
 
-	name = new_name.replace('\\', '').replace('_','\_').replace('%','')
+	search_name = new_name.replace('\\', '').replace('_','\_').replace('%','')
 
 	x= g.db.query(User).filter(
 		or_(
-			User.username.ilike(name),
-			User.original_username.ilike(name)
+			User.username.ilike(search_name),
+			User.original_username.ilike(search_name)
 			)
 		).one_or_none()