diff --git a/src/MessagesVC.mm b/src/MessagesVC.mm
index 2587b2446ed6bdab0b0fef3d7fabd254e78285e7..6b1788ffe2b8bf2a20616553c48f87b4fc965375 100644
--- a/src/MessagesVC.mm
+++ b/src/MessagesVC.mm
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, MessageSequencing) {
     text = [text removeEmptyLinesAtBorders];
 
     NSMutableAttributedString* msgAttString =
-    [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:text]
+    [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:text
                                            attributes:[self messageAttributes]];
 
     CGSize messageSize = [self sizeFor: text maxWidth:tableView.frame.size.width * 0.7];