diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 24e7afeda..c23b5e9a5 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ def _get_simplified_content(content: str) -> str:
 def detect_dogwhistles(content: str, dogwhistles: {}) -> {}:
     """Returns a dict containing any detected dogwhistle words
     """
+    content = remove_html(content)
     result = {}
     words = _get_simplified_content(content).split(' ')
     for whistle, category in dogwhistles.items():
@@ -1078,6 +1079,7 @@ def detect_dogwhistles(content: str, dogwhistles: {}) -> {}:
                             }
                         else:
                             result[whistle]['count'] += 1
+                        break
     return result