diff --git a/bridge/rocketchat/rocketchat.go b/bridge/rocketchat/rocketchat.go
index fa2c31d7..31de933f 100644
--- a/bridge/rocketchat/rocketchat.go
+++ b/bridge/rocketchat/rocketchat.go
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ func (b *Brocketchat) Send(msg config.Message) (string, error) {
 	b.Log.Debugf("=> Receiving %#v", msg)
 	if msg.Extra != nil {
 		for _, rmsg := range helper.HandleExtra(&msg, b.General) {
-			matterMessage := matterhook.OMessage{IconURL: b.GetString("IconURL"), Channel: rmsg.Channel, UserName: rmsg.Username,
-				Text: rmsg.Text}
+			matterMessage := matterhook.OMessage{IconURL: b.GetString("IconURL"), Channel: rmsg.Channel, UserName: rmsg.Username, Text: rmsg.Text}
 			b.mh.Send(matterMessage)
 		}
 		if len(msg.Extra["file"]) > 0 {
diff --git a/bridge/slack/slack.go b/bridge/slack/slack.go
index c7c2fac8..4d128415 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/slack.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/slack.go
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ func (b *Bslack) handleSlack() {
 		b.Log.Debugf("<= Sending message from %s on %s to gateway", message.Username, b.Account)
 
 		// cleanup the message
-		message.Text = b.replaceURL(message.Text)
-		message.Text = html.UnescapeString(message.Text)
 		message.Text = b.replaceMention(message.Text)
 		message.Text = b.replaceVariable(message.Text)
 		message.Text = b.replaceChannel(message.Text)
+		message.Text = b.replaceURL(message.Text)
+		message.Text = html.UnescapeString(message.Text)
 
 		// Add the avatar
 		message.Avatar = b.getAvatar(message.Username)