diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index c19cc3a9c8..7fa83cfa41 100755
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 		$subject = 	sprintf( t('New mail received at %s'),$sitename);
 
 		$preamble = sprintf( t('%s sent you a new private message at %s.'),$params['source_name'],$sitename);
-		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s sent you %s.'),'[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=' . $siteurl . '/message]' . t('a private message') . '[/url]');
+		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s sent you %s.'),'[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=$itemlink]' . t('a private message') . '[/url]');
 		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to view and/or reply to your private messages.');
 		$tsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, $siteurl . '/message' );
 		$hsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, '<a href="' . $siteurl . '/message">' . $sitename . '</a>');
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 
 		$subject = sprintf( t('%s commented on an item at %s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename);
 		$preamble = sprintf( t('%s commented on an item/conversation you have been following.'), $params['source_name']); 
-		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s commented on %s you have been following.'), '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=' . $params['link'] . ']' . t('an item/conversation') . '[/url]'); 
+		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s commented on %s you have been following.'), '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=$itemlink]' . t('an item/conversation') . '[/url]'); 
 
 		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to view and/or reply to the conversation.');
 		$tsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, $siteurl );
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_WALL) {
 		$preamble = $subject =	sprintf( t('%s posted to your profile wall at %s') , $params['source_name'], $sitename);
-		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s posted to %s') , '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=' . $params['link'] . ']' . t('your profile wall.') . '[/url]'); 
+		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s posted to %s') , '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=$itemlink]' . t('your profile wall.') . '[/url]'); 
 		
 		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to view and/or reply to the conversation.');
 		$tsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, $siteurl );
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_TAGSHARE) {
 		$preamble = $subject =	sprintf( t('%s tagged your post at %s') , $params['source_name'], $sitename);
-		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s tagged %s') , '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=' . $params['link'] . ']' . t('your post') . '[/url]' ); 
+		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%s tagged %s') , '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]', '[url=$itemlink]' . t('your post') . '[/url]' ); 
 
 		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to view and/or reply to the conversation.');
 		$tsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, $siteurl );
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_INTRO) {
 		$subject = sprintf( t('Introduction received at %s'), $sitename);
 		$preamble = sprintf( t('You\'ve received an introduction from \'%s\' at %s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename); 
-		$epreamble = sprintf( t('You\'ve received %s from %s.'), '[url=' . $params['link'] . ']' . t('an introduction') . '[/url]' , '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]'); 
+		$epreamble = sprintf( t('You\'ve received %s from %s.'), '[url=$itemlink]' . t('an introduction') . '[/url]' , '[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]'); 
 		$body = sprintf( t('You may visit their profile at %s'),$params['source_link']);
 
 		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to approve or reject the introduction.');
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 		$subject = sprintf( t('Friend suggestion received at %s'), $sitename);
 		$preamble = sprintf( t('You\'ve received a friend suggestion from \'%s\' at %s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename); 
 		$epreamble = sprintf( t('You\'ve received %s for %s from %s.'),
-			'[url=' . $params['link'] . ']' . t('a friend suggestion') . '[/url]',
+			'[url=$itemlink]' . t('a friend suggestion') . '[/url]',
 			'[url=' . $params['item']['url'] . ']' . $params['item']['name'] . '[/url]', 
 			'[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]'); 
 		$body = t('Name:') . ' ' . $params['item']['name'] . "\n";
@@ -130,14 +130,13 @@ function notification($params) {
 
 	// create notification entry in DB
 
-	$r = q("insert into notify (hash,name,url,photo,date,msg,uid,link,type,verb,otype)
-		values('%s','%s','%s','%s','%s','%s',%d,'%s',%d,'%s','%s')",
+	$r = q("insert into notify (hash,name,url,photo,date,uid,link,type,verb,otype)
+		values('%s','%s','%s','%s','%s',%d,'%s',%d,'%s','%s')",
 		dbesc($hash),
 		dbesc($params['source_name']),
 		dbesc($params['source_link']),
 		dbesc($params['source_photo']),
 		dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-		dbesc($epreamble),
 		intval($params['uid']),
 		dbesc($itemlink),
 		intval($params['type']),
@@ -155,6 +154,14 @@ function notification($params) {
 		return;
 
 	$itemlink = $a->get_baseurl() . '/notify/view/' . $notify_id;
+	$msg = replace_macros($epreamble,array('$itemlink' => $itemlink));
+	$r = q("update notify set msg = '%s' where id = %d and uid = %d limit 1",
+		dbesc($msg),
+		intval($notify_id),
+		intval($params['uid'])
+	);
+		
+
 
 	// send email notification if notification preferences permit