diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 30e694bc98..bf531a2b38 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -515,21 +515,17 @@ let domPurify = null;
 
 export function renderMarkdown(md) {
   if (marked === null) {
-    marked = require('marked');
+    ({marked} = require('marked'));
 
     if (domPurify === null) {
       const createDOMPurify = require('dompurify');
       domPurify = createDOMPurify();
     }
 
-    marked.setOptions({
-      silent: true,
-      sanitize: true,
-      sanitizer: html => domPurify.sanitize(html),
-    });
+    marked.setOptions({silent: true});
   }
 
-  return marked(md);
+  return domPurify.sanitize(marked(md));
 }
 
 export const GHOST_USER = {