diff --git a/drama/classes/comment.py b/drama/classes/comment.py
index 219717042..46d6f2111 100644
--- a/drama/classes/comment.py
+++ b/drama/classes/comment.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from flask import *
 from sqlalchemy import *
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, deferred
 from .mix_ins import *
-from drama.helpers.base36 import *
 from drama.helpers.lazy import lazy
 from drama.__main__ import Base
 
diff --git a/drama/classes/mix_ins.py b/drama/classes/mix_ins.py
index 4471690b5..9f5728008 100644
--- a/drama/classes/mix_ins.py
+++ b/drama/classes/mix_ins.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from drama.helpers.base36 import *
 from drama.helpers.lazy import lazy
 import math
 import random
diff --git a/drama/classes/submission.py b/drama/classes/submission.py
index d22a73308..060049de6 100644
--- a/drama/classes/submission.py
+++ b/drama/classes/submission.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, deferred
 import re, random
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from .mix_ins import *
-from drama.helpers.base36 import *
 from drama.helpers.lazy import lazy
 from drama.__main__ import Base
 
diff --git a/drama/classes/votes.py b/drama/classes/votes.py
index c118aa248..4873d50bb 100644
--- a/drama/classes/votes.py
+++ b/drama/classes/votes.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from flask import *
-from time import time
 from sqlalchemy import *
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
-from drama.helpers.base36 import *
 from drama.__main__ import Base
 
 class Vote(Base):
diff --git a/drama/helpers/get.py b/drama/helpers/get.py
index 804f7daa2..14d841da2 100644
--- a/drama/helpers/get.py
+++ b/drama/helpers/get.py
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ def get_user(username, v=None, graceful=False):
 
 def get_account(id, v=None, graceful=False):
 
-	user = g.db.query(User
-						  ).filter(
-		User.id == id
-	).first()
+	user = g.db.query(User).filter(User.id == id).first()
 
 	if not user:
 		if not graceful:
diff --git a/drama/routes/admin.py b/drama/routes/admin.py
index 169fab9b6..e55b8d4d4 100644
--- a/drama/routes/admin.py
+++ b/drama/routes/admin.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from PIL import Image as IMAGE
 
 from drama.helpers.wrappers import *
 from drama.helpers.alerts import *
-from drama.helpers.base36 import *
 from drama.helpers.sanitize import *
 from drama.helpers.markdown import *
 from drama.helpers.security import *
@@ -489,7 +488,22 @@ def admin_image_ban(v):
 	i.save(tempname)
 
 	h=imagehash.phash(IMAGE.open(tempname))
-	h=hex2bin(str(h))
+
+	value = int(str(h), 16) 
+	bindigits = [] 
+	 
+	# Seed digit: 2**0 
+	digit = (value % 2) 
+	value //= 2 
+	bindigits.append(digit) 
+	 
+	while value > 0: 
+		# Next power of 2**n 
+		digit = (value % 2) 
+		value //= 2 
+		bindigits.append(digit) 
+		 
+	h = ''.join([str(d) for d in bindigits])
 
 	#check db for existing
 	badpic = g.db.query(BadPic).filter_by(
diff --git a/drama/routes/users.py b/drama/routes/users.py
index f005e9b84..7d49034ed 100644
--- a/drama/routes/users.py
+++ b/drama/routes/users.py
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ def user_profile(username):
 @app.route("/uid/<uid>/pic/profile")
 @limiter.exempt
 def user_profile_uid(uid):
+	if isinstance(uid, str): uid = int(uid, 36)
 	x=get_account(uid)
 	return redirect(x.profile_url)