diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 4ac6e27..4935a95 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -1013,10 +1013,10 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		if !h.Public {
 			jo["directMessage"] = true
 		}
+		mentions := bunchofgrapes(h.Noise)
 		translate(h, true)
-		h.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllString(h.Noise, "")
 		jo["summary"] = html.EscapeString(h.Precis)
-		jo["content"] = ontologize(mentionize(h.Noise))
+		jo["content"] = h.Noise
 		if strings.HasPrefix(h.Precis, "DZ:") {
 			jo["sensitive"] = true
 		}
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		}
 
 		var tags []junk.Junk
-		for _, m := range bunchofgrapes(h.Noise) {
+		for _, m := range mentions {
 			t := junk.New()
 			t["type"] = "Mention"
 			t["name"] = m.who
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 60a7708..8f04fba 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ func translate(honk *Honk, redoimages bool) {
 			n, _ := htf.String(honk.Noise)
 			honk.Precis = string(p)
 			honk.Noise = string(n)
-			honk.Noise = strings.Replace(honk.Noise, "<a href=", "<a class=\"mention u-url\" href=", -1)
 		}
 		j := 0
 		for i := 0; i < len(honk.Donks); i++ {
@@ -230,6 +229,10 @@ func translate(honk *Honk, redoimages bool) {
 			}
 		}
 		honk.Donks = honk.Donks[:j]
+
+		honk.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllString(honk.Noise, "")
+		honk.Noise = ontologize(mentionize(honk.Noise))
+		honk.Noise = strings.Replace(honk.Noise, "<a href=", "<a class=\"mention u-url\" href=", -1)
 	}
 }