diff --git a/application/LinkUtils.php b/application/LinkUtils.php
index 976474d..267e62c 100644
--- a/application/LinkUtils.php
+++ b/application/LinkUtils.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function count_private($links)
  */
 function text2clickable($text, $redirector = '')
 {
-    $regex = '!(((?:https?|ftp|file)://|apt:|magnet:)\S+[[:alnum:]]/?)!si';
+    $regex = '!(((?:https?|ftp|file)://|apt:|magnet:)\S+[a-z0-9\(\)]/?)!si';
 
     if (empty($redirector)) {
         return preg_replace($regex, '<a href="$1">$1</a>', $text);
diff --git a/tests/LinkUtilsTest.php b/tests/LinkUtilsTest.php
index 7c0d4b0..c77922e 100644
--- a/tests/LinkUtilsTest.php
+++ b/tests/LinkUtilsTest.php
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ class LinkUtilsTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $expectedText = 'stuff <a href="http://hello.there/is=someone#here">http://hello.there/is=someone#here</a> otherstuff';
         $processedText = text2clickable($text, '');
         $this->assertEquals($expectedText, $processedText);
+
+        $text = 'stuff http://hello.there/is=someone#here(please) otherstuff';
+        $expectedText = 'stuff <a href="http://hello.there/is=someone#here(please)">http://hello.there/is=someone#here(please)</a> otherstuff';
+        $processedText = text2clickable($text, '');
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedText, $processedText);
+
+        $text = 'stuff http://hello.there/is=someone#here(please)&no otherstuff';
+        $expectedText = 'stuff <a href="http://hello.there/is=someone#here(please)&no">http://hello.there/is=someone#here(please)&no</a> otherstuff';
+        $processedText = text2clickable($text, '');
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedText, $processedText);
     }
 
     /**