diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py
index 33bd8b53a..6e630a370 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py
@@ -436,6 +436,15 @@ http://www.fish.com/"""
             f'<a href="{url}">www.fish.com/</a>.',
         )
 
+    def test_format_links_punctuation_parens(self, *_):
+        """ignore trailing punctuation and brackets combined"""
+        # Period at the end, wrapped in brackets.
+        url = "http://www.fish.com"
+        self.assertEqual(
+            views.status.format_links(f"({url})."),
+            f'(<a href="{url}">www.fish.com</a>).',
+        )
+
     def test_format_links_special_chars(self, *_):
         """find and format urls into a tags"""
         url = "https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.72113/page/n25/mode/2up"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index 7a0517b01..196db4eb9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -304,17 +304,19 @@ def format_links(content):
     for potential_link in split_content:
         if not potential_link:
             continue
+
+        # FIXME: allow for multiple punctuation characters, e.g. `...` and `!?`.
+        ends_with_punctuation = _ends_with_punctuation(potential_link)
+        if ends_with_punctuation:
+            punctuation_glyph = potential_link[-1]
+            potential_link = potential_link[0:-1]
+
         wrapped = _wrapped(potential_link)
         if wrapped:
             wrapper_close = potential_link[-1]
             formatted_content += potential_link[0]
             potential_link = potential_link[1:-1]
 
-        ends_with_punctuation = _ends_with_punctuation(potential_link)
-        if ends_with_punctuation:
-            punctuation_glyph = potential_link[-1]
-            potential_link = potential_link[0:-1]
-
         try:
             # raises an error on anything that's not a valid link
             validator(potential_link)