diff --git a/controllers/story.js b/controllers/story.js
index 233f929b69..3a34c7b883 100755
--- a/controllers/story.js
+++ b/controllers/story.js
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ exports.returnIndividualStory = function(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     story = story.pop();
-    var dashedNameFull = story.storyLink.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, '-');
+    var dashedNameFull = story.storyLink.toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+      .replace(/\s/g, '-');
     if (dashedNameFull !== dashedName) {
       return res.redirect('../news/' + dashedNameFull);
     }
@@ -328,9 +330,6 @@ exports.storySubmission = function(req, res, next) {
     return next(new Error('Not authorized'));
   }
   var storyLink = data.headline
-    .replace(/\'/g, '')
-    .replace(/\"/g, '')
-    .replace(/,/g, '')
     .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
     .replace(/[^a-z0-9\s]/gi, '')
     .toLowerCase()
diff --git a/seed_data/storyCleanup.js b/seed_data/storyCleanup.js
index 2598526c8a..c216e67293 100644
--- a/seed_data/storyCleanup.js
+++ b/seed_data/storyCleanup.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function storyLinkCleanup(cb) {
     console.log(i++);
     this.pause();
     story.storyLink = story.storyLink.
-      replace(/[^a-z0-9\s]/gi, '').
       replace(/\s+/g, ' ').
+      replace(/[^a-z0-9\s]/gi, '').
       toLowerCase().
       trim();
     story.save(function (err) {