diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/insanusmokrassar/TelegramBotAPI/utils/LinksFormatting.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/insanusmokrassar/TelegramBotAPI/utils/LinksFormatting.kt
index 3b62bea1f1..9b8825ca0e 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/insanusmokrassar/TelegramBotAPI/utils/LinksFormatting.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/insanusmokrassar/TelegramBotAPI/utils/LinksFormatting.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fun makeLinkToMessage(
     messageId: MessageIdentifier
 ): String? {
     return when {
-        chat is UsernameChat && chat.username != null -> "$internalLinkBeginning/${chat.username}/$messageId"
+        chat is UsernameChat && chat.username != null -> "$internalLinkBeginning/${chat.username ?.username}/$messageId"
         chat !is PrivateChat -> chat.id.chatId.toString().replace(
             linkIdRedundantPartRegex,
             ""