diff --git a/files/templates/chat.html b/files/templates/chat.html
index fccc839d3..d82d03eb0 100644
--- a/files/templates/chat.html
+++ b/files/templates/chat.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	{% include "header.html" %}
 	{% include "modals/expanded_image.html" %}
 	{% include "modals/emoji.html" %}
-	{% set link = '<a href="/id/' + v.id|string + '">' %}
+	{% set vlink = '<a href="/id/' ~ v.id ~ '">' %}
 	<div class="container pb-4">
 		<div class="row justify-content-around" id="main-content-row">
 			<div class="col h-100 {% block customPadding %}{% if request.path.startswith('/@') %}user-gutters{% else %}custom-gutters{% endif %}{% endblock %}" id="main-content-col">	
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			{% endmacro %}
 
 			{% macro chat_line_template(id, m) %}
-				<div class="chat-line {% if m and link in m['text_html'] %}chat-mention{% endif %}" {% if m %}id="{{id}}"{% endif %}>
+				<div class="chat-line {% if m and vlink in m['text_html'] %}chat-mention{% endif %}" {% if m %}id="{{id}}"{% endif %}>
 					<div class="d-flex align-items-center">
 						<div class="text-muted chat-line-content">
 							<div class="{% if not (m and m['quotes']) %}d-none{% endif %} quotes" style="font-size:12px">