diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Comments.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Comments.tsx
index 9e0aa2484b..1f35e99f51 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Comments.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Comments.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function Comments(props: CommentsProps) {
       if ('text' in curr) {
         val = val + curr.text;
       } else if ('mention' in curr) {
-        val = val + curr.mention;
+        val = val + `~${curr.mention}`;
       } else if ('url' in curr) {
         val = val + curr.url;
       } else if ('code' in curr) {