diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
index 543ad15bd338..ac79898cb14b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           issue-number: 105153
           body: |
-            Periodic merge from `${{ inputs.from }}` into `[${{ inputs.into }}](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/${{ inputs.into }})` has [failed](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).
+            Periodic merge from `${{ inputs.from }}` into [`${{ inputs.into }}`](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/${{ inputs.into }}) has [failed](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}