diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_basic.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_basic.dm
index 83b40f5e82..97b7745ba0 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_basic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_basic.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var/global/list/uplink_locations = list("PDA", "Headset", "None")
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH
 
 	if(href_list["exploitable_record"])
-		var/exploitmsg = html_decode(sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Set exploitable information about you here.","Exploitable Information", html_decode(pref.exploit_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0))
+		var/exploitmsg = sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Set exploitable information about you here.","Exploitable Information", html_decode(pref.exploit_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
 		if(!isnull(exploitmsg) && !jobban_isbanned(user, "Records") && CanUseTopic(user))
 			pref.exploit_record = exploitmsg
 			return TOPIC_REFRESH
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/05_background.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/05_background.dm
index 4bbb1793cf..8a68633c66 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/05_background.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/05_background.dm
@@ -115,19 +115,19 @@
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH
 
 	else if(href_list["set_medical_records"]) //2023-03-18, we're using sanitizeSafe() in order to remove <> entirely, allowing us to safely decode it on the pref screen
-		var/new_medical = html_decode(sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Enter medical information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.med_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0))
+		var/new_medical = sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Enter medical information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.med_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
 		if(!isnull(new_medical) && !jobban_isbanned(user, "Records") && CanUseTopic(user))
 			pref.med_record = new_medical
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH
 
 	else if(href_list["set_general_records"]) //2023-03-20, this allows people to use apostrophes in their records!
-		var/new_general = html_decode(sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Enter employment information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.gen_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0))
+		var/new_general = sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Enter employment information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.gen_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
 		if(!isnull(new_general) && !jobban_isbanned(user, "Records") && CanUseTopic(user))
 			pref.gen_record = new_general
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH
 
 	else if(href_list["set_security_records"]) //Note that html exploits still won't work here because we removed <> earlier.
-		var/sec_medical = html_decode(sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Enter security information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.sec_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0))
+		var/sec_medical = sanitizeSafe(input(user,"Enter security information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.sec_record)) as message|null, MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
 		if(!isnull(sec_medical) && !jobban_isbanned(user, "Records") && CanUseTopic(user))
 			pref.sec_record = sec_medical
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH