diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 112e43a4c..0f9367e0f 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str,port: int, \
                     nickname,domain,content, \
                     mentionedRecipients, \
                     hashtagsDict,True)
-    content=replaceEmojiFromTags(content,hashtagsDict,'content')
+    content=replaceEmojiFromTags(content,mentionedRecipients,'content')
     
     statusNumber,published = getStatusNumber()
     postTo='https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'