diff --git a/helpers/posting/markdown.js b/helpers/posting/markdown.js
index 8bc1f694..e9406a18 100644
--- a/helpers/posting/markdown.js
+++ b/helpers/posting/markdown.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const greentextRegex = /^>((?!>\d+|>>/\w+(/\d*)?|>>#
 	, italicRegex = /\*\*(.+?)\*\*/gm
 	, spoilerRegex = /\|\|([\s\S]+?)\|\|/gm
 	, detectedRegex = /(\(\(\(.+?\)\)\))/gm
-	, linkRegex = /(https?\:&#x2F;&#x2F;[^\s<>\[\]{}|\\^]+/g
+	, linkRegex = /(https?\:&#x2F;&#x2F;[^\s<>\[\]{}|\\^]+)/g
 	, aLinkRegex = /\[([^\[][^\]]*?)\]\((https?\:&#x2F;&#x2F;[^\s<>\[\]{}|\\^)]+)\)|(https?\:&#x2F;&#x2F;[^\s<>\[\]{}|\\^]+)/g
 	, codeRegex = /(?:(?<language>[a-z+]{1,10})\r?\n)?(?<code>[\s\S]+)/i
 	, includeSplitRegex = /(\[code\][\s\S]+?\[\/code\])/gm
diff --git a/models/forms/makepost.js b/models/forms/makepost.js
index f4024822..c3750777 100644
--- a/models/forms/makepost.js
+++ b/models/forms/makepost.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ ${res.locals.numFiles > 0 ? req.files.file.map(f => f.name+'|'+(f.phash || '')).
 		res.locals.board.settings, res.locals.board.owner, res.locals.user ? res.locals.user.username : null);
 	//get message, quotes and crossquote array
 	const nomarkup = prepareMarkdown(req.body.message, true);
-	const { message, quotes, crossquotes } = await messageHandler(nomarkup, req.params.board, req.body.thread, permLevel < 4);
+	const { message, quotes, crossquotes } = await messageHandler(nomarkup, req.params.board, req.body.thread, res.locals.permLevel < 4);
 
 	//build post data for db. for some reason all the property names are lower case :^)
 	const data = {