diff --git a/core/server/utils/markdown-converter.js b/core/server/utils/markdown-converter.js
index c32fe656f9..bb330409ad 100644
--- a/core/server/utils/markdown-converter.js
+++ b/core/server/utils/markdown-converter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var MarkdownIt  = require('markdown-it'),
+var MarkdownIt = require('markdown-it'),
     converter = new MarkdownIt({
         html: true,
         breaks: true,
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ var MarkdownIt  = require('markdown-it'),
         // jscs:enable
     });
 
+// configure linkify-it
+converter.linkify.set({
+    fuzzyLink: false
+});
+
 module.exports = {
     render: function (markdown) {
         return converter.render(markdown);