diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 6a16f42d6..b8b0ecb94 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def with_sigalrm_timeout(timeout: int):
 
 
 @with_sigalrm_timeout(2)
-def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=False):
+def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=False, showmore=True):
 	sanitized = sanitized.strip()
 
 	sanitized = normalize_url(sanitized)
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=False):
 	if '<pre>' not in sanitized:
 		sanitized = sanitized.replace('\n','')
 
-	if len(sanitized) > 5000:
+	if showmore and len(sanitized) > 5000:
 		sanitized = showmore_regex.sub(r'\1<p><button class="showmore" onclick="showmore()">SHOW MORE</button></p><d class="d-none">\2</d>', sanitized)
 
 	return sanitized.strip()
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 11f0fc757..2a5a4efc1 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def edit_post(pid, v):
 			g.db.add(option)
 
 
-		body_html = sanitize(body, edit=True, limit_pings=True)
+		body_html = sanitize(body, edit=True, limit_pings=True, showmore=False)
 
 		if v.id == p.author_id and v.marseyawarded and marseyaward_body_regex.search(body_html):
 			return {"error":"You can only type marseys!"}, 403
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ def submit_post(v, sub=None):
 
 	body = body.strip()
 
-	body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=True)
+	body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=True, showmore=False)
 
 	if v.marseyawarded and marseyaward_body_regex.search(body_html):
 		return error("You can only type marseys!")