diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 0ac8aa24f..bd2fdcda2 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@ def sanitize(text, linkgen=False, flair=False):
 		sanitized = sanitized.replace(url, f"{url_noquery}?{urlencode(p, True)}")
 
 	for i in re.finditer('<p>(https.*)</p>', sanitized):
-		sanitized = sanitized.replace(i.group(), f"<a href={i.group(1)}>{i.group(1)}</p>")
+		sanitized = sanitized.replace(i.group(1), f"<a href={i.group(1)} target='_blank'>{i.group(1)}</p>")
 
 	return sanitized
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