diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
index b5e577cc43f..107828f6b12 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ahelp_tickets, /datum/admin_help_tickets, new)
 
 	if(!msg)
 		return
+	
+	msg = sanitize(msg)
 
 	//remove out adminhelp verb temporarily to prevent spamming of admins.
 	src.verbs -= /client/verb/adminhelp