diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 8f9a3cbd5..3ebbaca28 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -242,6 +242,6 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, noimages=False):
 		sanitized = sanitized.replace(rd, "https://old.reddit.com/")
 
 	for i in re.finditer('[^">](https:\/\/[^ ]*)', sanitized):
-		sanitized = sanitized.replace(i.group(1), f"<a href={i.group(1)} target='_blank'>{i.group(1)}</a>")
+		sanitized = sanitized.replace(i.group(1), f"<a href={i.group(1)} {i.group(1)}</a>")
 
 	return sanitized