diff --git a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
index a42b7e595..bd0f7f2e3 100644
--- a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
+++ b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const allow_empty = false;
 // TODO: check webhook, application, system author, stickers
 // TODO: embed gifs/videos/images
 
-const LINK_REGEX = /<?https?:\/\/(www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()@:%_+.~#?&//=]*)>?/g;
+const LINK_REGEX = /<?https?:\/\/(www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()@:%_+.~#?&/=]*)>?/g;
 
 export async function handleMessage(opts: MessageOptions): Promise<Message> {
     const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({