diff --git a/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js b/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
index 72d70898..8735f123 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const testers = {
         pattern.id?.length <= 128 || pattern.shortLink?.length <= 32,
 
     "reddit": pattern =>
-        pattern.id?.length <= 16
+        pattern.id?.length <= 16 && !pattern.sub && !pattern.user
         || (pattern.sub?.length <= 22 && pattern.id?.length <= 16)
         || (pattern.user?.length <= 22 && pattern.id?.length <= 16)
         || (pattern.sub?.length <= 22 && pattern.shareId?.length <= 16),