diff --git a/src/modules/fedimbed.js b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
index d41fb40..94ad952 100644
--- a/src/modules/fedimbed.js
+++ b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ events.add("messageCreate", "fedimbed", async function (msg) {
       const hasSpoiler = SPOILER_REGEX.test(url);
       url = url
         .replace(/\|/g, "")
+        .replace(/^\]\)/, "")
+        .replace(/\)$/, "")
         .trim()
         .replace("@\u200b", "@")
         .replace("@%E2%80%8B", "@");