diff --git a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
index 62f54a3f2..d5565a2ca 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
@@ -222,13 +222,7 @@ def add_links({subs, text}) do
     subs =
       subs ++
         Enum.map(links, fn {uuid, url} ->
-          {:safe, link} = Phoenix.HTML.Link.link(url, to: url)
-
-          link =
-            link
-            |> IO.iodata_to_binary()
-
-          {uuid, link}
+          {uuid, "<a href=\"#{url}\">#{url}</a>"}
         end)
 
     {subs, uuid_text}
diff --git a/test/formatter_test.exs b/test/formatter_test.exs
index 273eefb8a..e37b17879 100644
--- a/test/formatter_test.exs
+++ b/test/formatter_test.exs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test "turning urls into links" do
       text = "Hey, check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zg1-TufF%20zY?x=1&y=2#blabla ."
 
       expected =
-        "Hey, check out <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zg1-TufF%20zY?x=1&amp;y=2#blabla\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zg1-TufF%20zY?x=1&amp;y=2#blabla</a> ."
+        "Hey, check out <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zg1-TufF%20zY?x=1&y=2#blabla\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zg1-TufF%20zY?x=1&y=2#blabla</a> ."
 
       assert Formatter.add_links({[], text}) |> Formatter.finalize() == expected
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test "turning urls into links" do
       text = "https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=57087"
 
       expected =
-        "<a href=\"https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;t=57087\">https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;t=57087</a>"
+        "<a href=\"https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=57087\">https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=57087</a>"
 
       assert Formatter.add_links({[], text}) |> Formatter.finalize() == expected
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test "turning urls into links" do
       text = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff's_device"
 
       expected =
-        "<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff&#39;s_device\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff&#39;s_device</a>"
+        "<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff's_device\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff's_device</a>"
 
       assert Formatter.add_links({[], text}) |> Formatter.finalize() == expected
 
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ test "turning urls into links" do
       expected = "<a href=\"xmpp:contact@hacktivis.me\">xmpp:contact@hacktivis.me</a>"
 
       assert Formatter.add_links({[], text}) |> Formatter.finalize() == expected
+
+      text =
+        "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:7ec9d298e91d6e4394d1379caf073c77ff3e3136&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopentor.org%3A2710&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.blackunicorn.xyz%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.btorrent.xyz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.fastcast.nz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openwebtorrent.com"
+
+      expected = "<a href=\"#{text}\">#{text}</a>"
+
+      assert Formatter.add_links({[], text}) |> Formatter.finalize() == expected
     end
   end