diff --git a/ui/util/remark-lbry.js b/ui/util/remark-lbry.js
index 970879e4f..7507e273a 100644
--- a/ui/util/remark-lbry.js
+++ b/ui/util/remark-lbry.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const mentionToken = '@';
 // const mentionTokenCode = 64; // @
 
 const invalidRegex = /[-_.+=?!@#$%^&*:;,{}<>\w/\\]/;
-const mentionRegex = /@[^\s()"_.+=?!@$%^&*;,{}<>/\\]*/gm;
+const mentionRegex = /@[^\s"=?!@$%^&*;,{}<>/\\]*/gm;
 
 function handlePunctuation(value) {
   const protocolIndex = value.indexOf('lbry://') === 0 ? protocol.length - 1 : 0;