diff --git a/classes/Message.php b/classes/Message.php
index c4508187bb..484d1f724c 100644
--- a/classes/Message.php
+++ b/classes/Message.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Message extends Memcached_DataObject
         } else {
             $msg->content = common_shorten_links($content);
         }
-        $msg->rendered = common_render_text($content);
+        $msg->rendered = common_render_text($msg->content);
         $msg->created = common_sql_now();
         $msg->source = $source;