diff --git a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
index 0d781afff8..2b8931ae57 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_BOILERPLATE(allCasters, /obj/machinery/newscaster)
 			return TRUE
 
 		if("set_new_message")
-			msg = sanitize(tgui_input_text(ui.user, "Write your Feed story", "Network Channel Handler","", MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
+			msg = sanitize(tgui_input_text(ui.user, "Write your Feed story", "Network Channel Handler","", MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, TRUE, encode = FALSE, prevent_enter = TRUE), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
 			return TRUE
 
 		if("set_new_title")
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/messaging.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/messaging.dm
index fe0d2a868c..ba35b16549 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/messaging.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/messaging.dm
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	if(choice)
 		var/obj/item/communicator/chosen_communicator = choice
 		var/mob/observer/dead/O = src
-		var/text_message = sanitize(tgui_input_text(src, "What do you want the message to say?", multiline = TRUE), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
+		var/text_message = sanitize(tgui_input_text(src, "What do you want the message to say?", encode = FALSE, multiline = TRUE), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
 		if(text_message && O.exonet)
 			O.exonet.send_message(chosen_communicator.exonet.address, "text", text_message)
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
index 0957d8914b..3498e259c9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
 			if(2)
 				radio.ToggleReception()
 	if(href_list["setlaws"])
-		var/newlaws = sanitize(tgui_input_text(usr, "Enter any additional directives you would like your pAI personality to follow. Note that these directives will not override the personality's allegiance to its imprinted master. Conflicting directives will be ignored.", "pAI Directive Configuration", pai.pai_laws, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, multiline = TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
+		var/newlaws = sanitize(tgui_input_text(usr, "Enter any additional directives you would like your pAI personality to follow. Note that these directives will not override the personality's allegiance to its imprinted master. Conflicting directives will be ignored.", "pAI Directive Configuration", pai.pai_laws, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, encode = FALSE, multiline = TRUE, prevent_enter = TRUE), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
 		if(newlaws)
 			pai.pai_laws = newlaws
 			to_chat(pai, "Your supplemental directives have been updated. Your new directives are:")
diff --git a/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/security/digitalwarrant.dm b/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/security/digitalwarrant.dm
index ffd4c980fc..d08946ead5 100644
--- a/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/security/digitalwarrant.dm
+++ b/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/security/digitalwarrant.dm
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var/warrant_uid = 0
 			var/namelist = list()
 			for(var/datum/data/record/t in GLOB.data_core.general)
 				namelist += t.fields["name"]
-			var/new_name = sanitize(tgui_input_list(ui.user, "Please input name:", "Name Choice", namelist), encode = FALSE)
+			var/new_name = tgui_input_list(ui.user, "Please input name:", "Name Choice", namelist)
 			if(tgui_status(ui.user, state) == STATUS_INTERACTIVE)
 				if (!new_name)
 					return