diff --git a/src/hooks/useATProtoLinks.hook.ts b/src/hooks/useATProtoLinks.hook.ts
index 50278ec..6fcad04 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useATProtoLinks.hook.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useATProtoLinks.hook.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export const useATProtoLinks = (
   const { currentAtUri, mainNoteId } = options
 
   const linkNote = (event: Event) => {
-    const target = event.target as HTMLElement
-    const href = target.getAttribute("href")
+    const anchor = (event.target as HTMLElement).closest("a")
+    const href = anchor?.getAttribute("href")
 
     if (!href) {
       return
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLinks.hook.ts b/src/hooks/useLinks.hook.ts
index f099965..c837fb9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLinks.hook.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLinks.hook.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ export const useLinks = (
   const store = useUserRepoStore()
 
   const linkNote: EventListener = (event) => {
-    const target = event.target as HTMLElement
-    const href = target.getAttribute("href")
+    const anchor = (event.target as HTMLElement).closest("a")
+    const href = anchor?.getAttribute("href")
 
     if (!href) {
       return