diff --git a/bridge/slack/slack.go b/bridge/slack/slack.go
index caa8da17..44be43ae 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/slack.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/slack.go
@@ -270,18 +270,20 @@ func (b *Bslack) sendRTM(msg config.Message) (string, error) {
 		msg.Text = msg.Username + msg.Text
 	}
 
+	var messageOptions []slack.MsgOption
+
 	// Edit message if we have an ID
 	if msg.ID != "" {
 		ts := strings.Fields(msg.ID)
-		_, _, _, err = b.sc.UpdateMessage(channelInfo.ID, ts[1], slack.MsgOptionText(msg.Text, false))
+		messageOptions = b.prepareMessageOptions(msg)
+		messageOptions = append(messageOptions, slack.MsgOptionText(msg.Text, false))
+		_, _, _, err = b.sc.UpdateMessage(channelInfo.ID, ts[1], messageOptions...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return msg.ID, err
 		}
 		return msg.ID, nil
 	}
 
-	var messageOptions []slack.MsgOption
-
 	// Upload a file if it exists
 	if msg.Extra != nil {
 		for _, rmsg := range helper.HandleExtra(&msg, b.General) {