diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/create.rs
index 01c5a8813..8111bd279 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/create.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use actix_web::web::Json;
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
   tagline::{CreateTagline, TaglineResponse},
-  utils::{get_url_blocklist, is_admin, local_site_to_slur_regex, process_markdown_opt},
+  utils::{get_url_blocklist, is_admin, local_site_to_slur_regex, process_markdown},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
   source::{
@@ -28,18 +28,12 @@ pub async fn create_tagline(
 
   let slur_regex = local_site_to_slur_regex(&local_site);
   let url_blocklist = get_url_blocklist(&context).await?;
-  let processed_content = process_markdown_opt(
-    &Some(data.content.to_owned()),
-    &slur_regex,
-    &url_blocklist,
-    &context,
-  )
-  .await?;
-  let content = is_valid_tagline_content(processed_content)?;
+  let content = process_markdown(&data.content, &slur_regex, &url_blocklist, &context).await?;
+  is_valid_tagline_content(&content)?;
 
   let tagline_form = TaglineInsertForm {
     local_site_id: local_site.id,
-    content,
+    content: content.clone(),
   };
 
   let tagline = Tagline::create(&mut context.pool(), &tagline_form).await?;
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/update.rs
index e80193f3e..44a22f0c1 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/tagline/update.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use actix_web::web::Json;
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
   tagline::{TaglineResponse, UpdateTagline},
-  utils::{get_url_blocklist, is_admin, local_site_to_slur_regex, process_markdown_opt},
+  utils::{get_url_blocklist, is_admin, local_site_to_slur_regex, process_markdown},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
   source::{
@@ -29,14 +29,8 @@ pub async fn update_tagline(
 
   let slur_regex = local_site_to_slur_regex(&local_site);
   let url_blocklist = get_url_blocklist(&context).await?;
-  let processed_content = process_markdown_opt(
-    &Some(data.content.to_owned()),
-    &slur_regex,
-    &url_blocklist,
-    &context,
-  )
-  .await?;
-  let content = is_valid_tagline_content(processed_content)?;
+  let content = process_markdown(&data.content, &slur_regex, &url_blocklist, &context).await?;
+  is_valid_tagline_content(&content)?;
 
   let tagline_form = TaglineUpdateForm {
     content,
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs b/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs
index 3a2881151..067a7520c 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs
@@ -171,23 +171,18 @@ pub fn is_valid_body_field(body: &Option<String>, post: bool) -> LemmyResult<()>
   Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn is_valid_tagline_content(content: Option<String>) -> LemmyResult<String> {
-  match content {
-    Some(content) => {
-      min_length_check(
-        &content,
-        TAGLINE_CONTENT_MIN_LENGTH,
-        LemmyErrorType::TaglineContentRequired,
-      )?;
-      max_length_check(
-        &content,
-        TAGLINE_CONTENT_MAX_LENGTH,
-        LemmyErrorType::TaglineContentLengthOverflow,
-      )?;
-      Ok(content)
-    }
-    None => Err(LemmyErrorType::TaglineContentRequired.into()),
-  }
+pub fn is_valid_tagline_content(content: &str) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+  min_length_check(
+    content,
+    TAGLINE_CONTENT_MIN_LENGTH,
+    LemmyErrorType::TaglineContentRequired,
+  )?;
+  max_length_check(
+    content,
+    TAGLINE_CONTENT_MAX_LENGTH,
+    LemmyErrorType::TaglineContentLengthOverflow,
+  )?;
+  Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn is_valid_bio_field(bio: &str) -> LemmyResult<()> {