diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs
index d7974004b1..3517777325 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
                             break;
 
                         default:
-                            linkType = LinkAction.External;
-                            break;
+                            return new LinkDetails(LinkAction.External, url);
                     }
 
                     return new LinkDetails(linkType, args[2]);