diff --git a/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/short-linking/short.link.service.ts b/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/short-linking/short.link.service.ts
index b3706713..b97a0b7f 100644
--- a/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/short-linking/short.link.service.ts
+++ b/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/short-linking/short.link.service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ShortIo } from './providers/short.io';
 import { Kutt } from './providers/kutt';
 import { LinkDrip } from './providers/linkdrip';
 import { uniq } from 'lodash';
+import striptags from 'striptags';
 
 const getProvider = (): ShortLinking => {
   if (process.env.DUB_TOKEN) {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export class ShortLinkService {
       )}/[^\\s]*`,
       'g'
     );
-    const urls = mergeMessages.match(regex);
+    const urls = striptags(mergeMessages).match(regex);
     if (!urls) {
       // No URLs found, return the original text
       return [];