diff --git a/files/assets/js/markdown.js b/files/assets/js/markdown.js
index 01212be1a..de10f8943 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/markdown.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/markdown.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function markdown(t) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	input = input.replace(compiled_regex, '$1\n\n![]($2)\n\n')
+	input = input.replace(compiled_regex, '$1![]($2)')
 
 	input = marked(input)
 
diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index cf4da3ae1..e803e4b11 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=True, count_marseys
 		sanitized = linefeeds_regex.sub(r'\1\n\n\2', sanitized)
 
 	sanitized = greentext_regex.sub(r'\1<g>\>\2</g>', sanitized)
-	sanitized = image_regex.sub(r'\1\n\n![](\2)\n\n', sanitized)
+	sanitized = image_regex.sub(r'\1![](\2)', sanitized)
 	sanitized = image_check_regex.sub(r'\1', sanitized)
 	sanitized = link_fix_regex.sub(r'\1https://\2', sanitized)