diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 140e3e257..3abf47d7f 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, noimages=False):
 
 	if start in sanitized and end in sanitized and start in sanitized.split(end)[0] and end in sanitized.split(start)[1]: sanitized = sanitized.replace(start, '<span class="spoiler">').replace(end, '</span>')
 	
-	for i in re.finditer("[^a]>\s*(:[!#]?\w+:\s*)+<\/", sanitized):
+	for i in re.finditer("[^a]>\s*(:[!#]{0,2}\w+:\s*)+<\/", sanitized):
 		old = i.group(0)
 		if 'marseylong1' in old or 'marseylong2' in old or 'marseyllama1' in old or 'marseyllama2' in old: new = old.lower().replace(">", " class='mb-0'>")
 		else: new = old.lower()