diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/UI_tgui.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/UI_tgui.dm
index 03048abd6f9..34b0e845c28 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/UI_tgui.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/UI_tgui.dm
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 			selected_tab = params["switch_tab"]
 
 		if("edit")
-			var/n = tgui_input_text(usr, "Please enter message", name, notehtml, multiline = TRUE)
+			var/n = tgui_input_text(usr, "Please enter message", name, notehtml, multiline = TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE)
 			n = sanitizeSafe(n, extra = 0)
 			if(n)
 				note = html_decode(n)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/05_background.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/05_background.dm
index 6593c9c2d38..4ca1cb86adb 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"])
-		var/new_medical = sanitize(tgui_input_text(user,"Enter medical information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.med_record), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, TRUE), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
+		var/new_medical = sanitize(tgui_input_text(user,"Enter medical information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.med_record), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE), 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"])
-		var/new_general = sanitize(tgui_input_text(user,"Enter employment information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.gen_record), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, TRUE), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
+		var/new_general = sanitize(tgui_input_text(user,"Enter employment information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.gen_record), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE), 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"])
-		var/sec_medical = sanitize(tgui_input_text(user,"Enter security information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.sec_record), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, TRUE), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
+		var/sec_medical = sanitize(tgui_input_text(user,"Enter security information here.","Character Preference", html_decode(pref.sec_record), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE), MAX_RECORD_LENGTH, extra = 0)
 		if(!isnull(sec_medical) && !jobban_isbanned(user, "Records") && CanUseTopic(user))
 			pref.sec_record = sec_medical
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH