diff --git a/Session/Utilities/MentionUtilities.swift b/Session/Utilities/MentionUtilities.swift
index c93124f5d..233962939 100644
--- a/Session/Utilities/MentionUtilities.swift
+++ b/Session/Utilities/MentionUtilities.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ public enum MentionUtilities {
             theme: .classicDark,
             primaryColor: Theme.PrimaryColor.green,
             attributes: [:]
-        ).string
+        )
+        .string
+        .deformatted()
     }
 
     public static func highlightMentions(
diff --git a/SessionUtilitiesKit/General/Localization.swift b/SessionUtilitiesKit/General/Localization.swift
index d91a9fd4a..11ac9781c 100644
--- a/SessionUtilitiesKit/General/Localization.swift
+++ b/SessionUtilitiesKit/General/Localization.swift
@@ -276,4 +276,8 @@ public extension String {
     func formatted(baseFont: UIFont) -> NSAttributedString {
         return NSAttributedString(stringWithHTMLTags: self, font: baseFont)
     }
+    
+    func deformatted() -> String {
+        return NSAttributedString(stringWithHTMLTags: self, font: .systemFont(ofSize: 14)).string
+    }
 }