diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index ee4c534a8..c7b06a318 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -178,11 +178,9 @@ def sanitize(text, linkgen=False, flair=False):
 	end = '</s>' 
 	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>')
 	
-	print(sanitized)
-
 	for i in re.finditer('<p>:(.{1,30}?):</p>', sanitized):
 		if path.isfile(f'./files/assets/images/emojis/{i.group(1)}.gif'):
-			sanitized = sanitized.replace(f':{i.group(1)}:', f'<img data-toggle="tooltip" title="{i.group(1)}" delay="0" height=60 src="https://{site}/assets/images/emojis/{i.group(1)}.gif"<span>')
+			sanitized = sanitized.replace(f'<p>:{i.group(1)}:</p>', f'<img data-toggle="tooltip" title="{i.group(1)}" delay="0" height=60 src="https://{site}/assets/images/emojis/{i.group(1)}.gif"<span>')
 
 	if flair: emojisize = 20
 	else: emojisize = 30