diff --git a/hds.py b/hds.py
index 3dd4b39..cca0689 100644
--- a/hds.py
+++ b/hds.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ def poc_receipts_v1(activity):
     valid_text = "💩  Invalid"
     time = nice_date(activity["time"])
 
-    txn_link = helium_explorer_tx + activity["hash"]
+    txn_link = f'[🔎](<{helium_explorer_tx}{activity["hash"]}>)'
 
     witnesses = {}
     wit_count = 0
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def poc_receipts_v1(activity):
     # challenge accepted
     if "challenger" in activity and activity["challenger"] == config["hotspot"]:
         output_message.append(
-            f"🏁 ...Challenged Beaconer, {wit_text}  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+            f"🏁 ...Challenged Beaconer, {wit_text}  `{time}` {txn_link}"
         )
 
     # beacon sent
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def poc_receipts_v1(activity):
             if valid_wit_count == len(witnesses):
                 valid_wit_count = "All"
             msg += f", {valid_wit_count} Valid"
-        msg += f"  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+        msg += f"  `{time}` {txn_link}"
 
         output_message.append(msg)
 
@@ -570,14 +570,14 @@ def poc_receipts_v1(activity):
             witness_info += f", {vw} Valid"
 
         output_message.append(
-            f"{valid_text} Witness{witness_info}  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+            f"{valid_text} Witness{witness_info}  `{time}` {txn_link}"
         )
 
     # other
     else:
         ac_type = activity["type"]
         output_message.append(
-            f"🏁 poc_receipts_v1 - {ac_type.upper()}  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+            f"🏁 poc_receipts_v1 - {ac_type.upper()}  `{time}` {txn_link}"
         )
 
 
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def loop_activities():
             # activity time
             time = nice_date(activity["time"])
 
-            txn_link = helium_explorer_tx + activity["hash"]
+            txn_link = f'[🔎](<{helium_explorer_tx}{activity["hash"]}>)'
 
             # reward
             if activity["type"] == "rewards_v2":
@@ -611,20 +611,20 @@ def loop_activities():
                     rew = reward_short_name(reward["type"])
                     amt = nice_hnt_amount_or_seconds(reward["amount"])
                     output_message.append(
-                        f"🍪 Reward 🥓{amt}, {rew}  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+                        f"🍪 Reward 🥓{amt}, {rew}  `{time}` {txn_link}"
                     )
             # transferred data
             elif activity["type"] == "state_channel_close_v1":
                 for summary in activity["state_channel"]["summaries"]:
                     packet_plural = "s" if summary["num_packets"] != 1 else ""
                     output_message.append(
-                        f"🚛 Transferred {summary['num_packets']} Packet{packet_plural} ({summary['num_dcs']} DC)  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+                        f"🚛 Transferred {summary['num_packets']} Packet{packet_plural} ({summary['num_dcs']} DC)  `{time}` {txn_link}"
                     )
 
             # ...challenge accepted
             elif activity["type"] == "poc_request_v1":
                 output_message.append(
-                    f"🎲 Created Challenge...  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+                    f"🎲 Created Challenge...  `{time}` {txn_link}"
                 )
 
             # beacon sent, valid witness, invalid witness
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def loop_activities():
             else:
                 other_type = activity["type"]
                 output_message.append(
-                    f"🚀 {other_type.upper()}  `{time}` [🔎](<{txn_link}>)"
+                    f"🚀 {other_type.upper()}  `{time}` {txn_link}"
                 )