diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 984c1a0a7..997536584 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ namespace utils
 static const QRegularExpression removeReplyRegex{"> <.*?>.*?\\n\\n", QRegularExpression::DotMatchesEverythingOption};
 static const QRegularExpression removeRichReplyRegex{"<mx-reply>.*?</mx-reply>", QRegularExpression::DotMatchesEverythingOption};
 static const QRegularExpression codePillRegExp{"<pre><code[^>]*>(.*?)</code></pre>", QRegularExpression::DotMatchesEverythingOption};
-static const QRegularExpression userPillRegExp{"<a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@.*?:.*?\">(.*?)</a>", QRegularExpression::DotMatchesEverythingOption};
+static const QRegularExpression userPillRegExp{"(<a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@.*?:.*?\">.*?</a>)", QRegularExpression::DotMatchesEverythingOption};
 static const QRegularExpression strikethroughRegExp{"<del>(.*?)</del>", QRegularExpression::DotMatchesEverythingOption};
 } // namespace utils