diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index ca9b35c2..2d6949a4 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ export default {
 }
 
 const namePattern = /\B@[\w_]+/gi
-const refPattern = new RegExp(`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_URL}/items/\\d+.*`, 'gi')
+const refPattern = new RegExp(`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_URL}/items/\\d+[a-zA-Z0-9/?=]*`, 'gi')
 
 export const createMentions = async (item, models) => {
   // if we miss a mention, in the rare circumstance there's some kind of