diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java
index c9f5081..6e525c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java
@@ -222,11 +222,9 @@ public class PeriodicTask implements Runnable {
 	private void handleMessageReply(String portalName, String messageId, Message message, ASLSession fakeSession) {
 		String subject =  "";
 		String messageText = "";
-		String escapedMessageText = "";
 		try {
 			subject = message.getSubject();
 			messageText = extractText(portalName, messageId, message);
-			escapedMessageText = Utils.escapeHtmlAndTransformUrl(messageText);
 		} catch (Exception e1) {
 			e1.printStackTrace();
 		}
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ public class PeriodicTask implements Runnable {
 			_log.debug("Sending message notifications ... ");
 			List<GenericItemBean> recipients = getUsersbyUserId(recipientIds);
 			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(fakeSession);
-			Thread thread = new Thread(new MessageNotificationsThread(recipients, messageId, subject, escapedMessageText, nm));
+			Thread thread = new Thread(new MessageNotificationsThread(recipients, newMessageId, subject, messageText, nm));
 			thread.start();
 		} else {
 			_log.debug("Could not send message reply");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/Utils.java
index 35200b6..cf00f04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/Utils.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class Utils {
 	private static final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Utils.class);
+
 	/**
 	 * Escape an html string. Escaping data received from the client helps to
 	 * prevent cross-site script vulnerabilities.