diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 533b5cb69..f42b03a7e 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -219,11 +219,10 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, noimages=False):
 	
 	for i in re.finditer("^(\s+)?((:[\w]+:)+(\s+)?)+", sanitized.replace("<p>", "").replace("</p>", ""), re.MULTILINE):
 		emojis = i.group(0).lower()
-		for i in re.finditer('\w*(?<!"):([^ ]{1,30}?):', emojis):
-			emoji = i.group(1)
-			print(emoji)
+		for i in re.finditer('\w*(?<!"):([^ ]{1,30}?):', sanitized):
+			emoji = i.group(1).lower()
 			if path.isfile(f'./files/assets/images/emojis/{emoji}.webp'):
-				sanitized = sanitized.replace(f':{emoji}:', f'<img loading="lazy" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" alt=":{emoji}:" title=":{emoji}:" delay="0" height=60 src="https://{site}/assets/images/emojis/{emoji}.webp">')
+				sanitized = re.sub(f'\w*(?<!"):{emoji}:', f'<img loading="lazy" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" alt=":{emoji}:" title=":{emoji}:" delay="0" height=60 src="https://{site}/assets/images/emojis/{emoji}.webp">', sanitized)
 
 				try:
 					if emoji in session["favorite_emojis"]: session["favorite_emojis"][emoji] += 1