diff --git a/Riot/Modules/MatrixKit/Utils/EventFormatter/MXKEventFormatter.m b/Riot/Modules/MatrixKit/Utils/EventFormatter/MXKEventFormatter.m
index f63e2b15b..509c99bdb 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/MatrixKit/Utils/EventFormatter/MXKEventFormatter.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/MatrixKit/Utils/EventFormatter/MXKEventFormatter.m
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ static NSString *const kHTMLATagRegexPattern = @"<a href=\"(.*?)\">([^<]*)</a>";
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    body = event.content[kMXMessageBodyKey];
+                    MXJSONModelSetString(body, event.content[kMXMessageBodyKey]);
                 }
                 
                 // Check sticker validity