diff --git a/labscore/utils/users.js b/labscore/utils/users.js
index 2e3635b..9b5aaab 100644
--- a/labscore/utils/users.js
+++ b/labscore/utils/users.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function getMember(context, query){
 const { Constants } = require('detritus-client');
 const { UserFlags } = Constants
 
-const { BADGE_ICONS } = require('../constants');
+const { BADGE_ICONS, HIDDEN_MASKED_LINK_CHARACTER } = require('../constants');
 const { link } = require('./markdown');
 
 const BADGE_TYPES = Object.freeze({
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ const BADGES = Object.freeze({
 
 function renderBadges(user){
   let badges = [];
-  for(const flag of Object.keys(BADGES)) if(user.hasFlag(BADGES[flag])) badges.push(link(BADGE_TYPES[flag].link), BADGE_TYPES[flag].icon, BADGE_TYPES[flag].description)
-  if(!user.bot && (user.avatarUrl.endsWith('.gif') || user.banner)) { badges.push(link(BADGE_TYPES["nitro"].link, BADGE_TYPES["nitro"].icon, BADGE_TYPES["nitro"].description)) }
+  for(const flag of Object.keys(BADGES)) if(user.hasFlag(BADGES[flag])) badges.push(link(BADGE_TYPES[flag].link, BADGE_TYPES[flag].icon + HIDDEN_MASKED_LINK_CHARACTER, BADGE_TYPES[flag].description))
+  if(!user.bot && (user.avatarUrl.endsWith('.gif') || user.banner)) { badges.push(link(BADGE_TYPES["nitro"].link, BADGE_TYPES["nitro"].icon + HIDDEN_MASKED_LINK_CHARACTER, BADGE_TYPES["nitro"].description)) }
 
   return badges;
 }