diff --git a/bridge/telegram/handlers.go b/bridge/telegram/handlers.go
index b62d7f37..5c60f74b 100644
--- a/bridge/telegram/handlers.go
+++ b/bridge/telegram/handlers.go
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ func (b *Btelegram) handleEdit(msg *config.Message, chatid int64) (string, error
 	case "Markdown":
 		b.Log.Debug("Using mode markdown")
 		m.ParseMode = tgbotapi.ModeMarkdown
-	case "MarkdownV2":
+	case MarkdownV2:
 		b.Log.Debug("Using mode MarkdownV2")
-		m.ParseMode = "MarkdownV2"
+		m.ParseMode = MarkdownV2
 	}
 	if strings.ToLower(b.GetString("MessageFormat")) == HTMLNick {
 		b.Log.Debug("Using mode HTML - nick only")
diff --git a/bridge/telegram/telegram.go b/bridge/telegram/telegram.go
index dde573b3..29f2f291 100644
--- a/bridge/telegram/telegram.go
+++ b/bridge/telegram/telegram.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const (
 	unknownUser = "unknown"
 	HTMLFormat  = "HTML"
 	HTMLNick    = "htmlnick"
+	MarkdownV2  = "MarkdownV2"
 )
 
 type Btelegram struct {
@@ -126,9 +127,9 @@ func (b *Btelegram) sendMessage(chatid int64, username, text string) (string, er
 		b.Log.Debug("Using mode markdown")
 		m.ParseMode = tgbotapi.ModeMarkdown
 	}
-	if b.GetString("MessageFormat") == "MarkdownV2" {
+	if b.GetString("MessageFormat") == MarkdownV2 {
 		b.Log.Debug("Using mode MarkdownV2")
-		m.ParseMode = "MarkdownV2"
+		m.ParseMode = MarkdownV2
 	}
 	if strings.ToLower(b.GetString("MessageFormat")) == HTMLNick {
 		b.Log.Debug("Using mode HTML - nick only")