diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 44e2c5faa..c59f4107c 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -17787,6 +17787,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                 ment.replace('sharedesc:', '').strip()
                             share_description = \
                                 share_description.replace('_', ' ')
+                    in_reply_to_url = mentions_list[0]
                 else:
                     # single parameter
                     if in_reply_to_url.startswith('mention='):