diff --git a/app/lib/formatter.rb b/app/lib/formatter.rb
index 52e2295208c..a71cdd7607a 100644
--- a/app/lib/formatter.rb
+++ b/app/lib/formatter.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ class Formatter
   end
 
   def mention_html(match, account)
-    "#{match.split('@').first}<a href=\"#{TagManager.instance.url_for(account)}\" class=\"mention\">@<span>#{account.acct}</span></a>"
+    "#{match.split('@').first}<a href=\"#{TagManager.instance.url_for(account)}\" class=\"mention\">@<span>#{account.username}</span></a>"
   end
 end