diff --git a/plume-common/src/utils.rs b/plume-common/src/utils.rs
index b82a4734..7ca49234 100644
--- a/plume-common/src/utils.rs
+++ b/plume-common/src/utils.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ pub fn md_to_html(md: &str) -> (String, HashSet<String>, HashSet<String>) {
                         }
                     }
                     State::Ready => {
-                        text_acc.push(c);
                         if c == '@' {
                             events.push(Event::Text(text_acc.into()));
                             (events, State::Mention, String::new(), n + 1, mentions, hashtags)
@@ -93,11 +92,13 @@ pub fn md_to_html(md: &str) -> (String, HashSet<String>, HashSet<String>) {
                             events.push(Event::Text(text_acc.into()));
                             (events, State::Hashtag, String::new(), n + 1, mentions, hashtags)
                         } else if c.is_alphanumeric() {
+                            text_acc.push(c);
                             if n >= (txt.chars().count() - 1) { // Add the text after at the end, even if it is not followed by a mention.
                                 events.push(Event::Text(text_acc.clone().into()))
                             }
                             (events, State::Word, text_acc, n + 1, mentions, hashtags)
                         } else {
+                            text_acc.push(c);
                             if n >= (txt.chars().count() - 1) { // Add the text after at the end, even if it is not followed by a mention.
                                 events.push(Event::Text(text_acc.clone().into()))
                             }
diff --git a/plume-models/src/posts.rs b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
index c7e46b30..068a06eb 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/posts.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ impl Post {
             }
         }
 
-        for ot in old_tags {
+        for ot in old_tags.iter().filter(|t| !t.is_hashtag) {
             if !tags_name.contains(&ot.tag) {
                 ot.delete(conn);
             }
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ impl Post {
             }
         }
 
-        for ot in old_tags {
+        for ot in old_tags.into_iter().filter(|t| t.is_hashtag) {
             if !tags_name.contains(&ot.tag) {
                 ot.delete(conn);
             }
diff --git a/src/routes/posts.rs b/src/routes/posts.rs
index e0e8266b..4c9bdb8d 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts.rs
+++ b/src/routes/posts.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ fn update(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn, data: LenientFor
 
             let hashtags = hashtags.into_iter().map(|h| h.to_camel_case()).collect::<HashSet<_>>()
                 .into_iter().map(|t| Tag::build_activity(&conn, t)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-            post.update_tags(&conn, hashtags);
+            post.update_hashtags(&conn, hashtags);
 
             if post.published {
                 if newly_published {