diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorhelp.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorhelp.dm
index 622abb207d2..d3bc2f343bd 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorhelp.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorhelp.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		return
 
 	var/show_char = CONFIG_GET(flag/mentors_mobname_only)
-	var/mentor_msg = span_purple("<b>MENTORHELP:</b> <b>[key_name_mentor(src, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, show_char)]</b>: [msg]")
+	var/mentor_msg = span_mentor("<b>MENTORHELP:</b> <b>[key_name_mentor(src, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, show_char)]</b>: [msg]")
 	log_mentor("MENTORHELP: [key_name_mentor(src, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE)]: [msg]")
 
 	for(var/mentor in GLOB.mentors)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			SEND_SOUND(mentor_client, 'sound/items/bikehorn.ogg')
 			to_chat(mentor_client, mentor_msg)
 
-	to_chat(src, span_purple("PM to-<b>Mentors</b>: [msg]"))
+	to_chat(src, span_mentor("PM to-<b>Mentors</b>: [msg]"))
 	return
 
 /proc/get_mentor_counts()
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorpm.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorpm.dm
index 937c9e1cbb5..75626a0c4ca 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorpm.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/mentor/code/mentorpm.dm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		return
 
 	if(is_mentor(whom))
-		to_chat(GLOB.mentors, span_mentor(span_purple("[src] has started replying to [whom]'s mhelp.")))
+		to_chat(GLOB.mentors, span_purple(span_mentor("[src] has started replying to [whom]'s mhelp.")))
 
 	//get message text, limit it's length.and clean/escape html
 	if(!msg)
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 		if (!target.is_mentor() && !is_mentor())
 			return
 
-	msg = sanitize(copytext_char(msg, 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 	if(!msg)
 		if (is_mentor(whom))
 			to_chat(GLOB.mentors, span_mentor(span_purple("[src] has stopped their reply to [whom]'s mhelp.")))