diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/codeEditor/codeEditor.jsx b/shared/naturalcrit/codeEditor/codeEditor.jsx
index f49cd29b1..c39c43da2 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/codeEditor/codeEditor.jsx
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/codeEditor/codeEditor.jsx
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ const CodeEditor = createClass({
 		const isLink = /^\[(.*)(\]\()(.*)\)$/g;
 		const selection = this.codeMirror.getSelection();
 		if(isLink.test(selection) == true){
-			const altText = selection.slice(1, selection.lastIndexOf(']('));
-			const url = selection.slice(selection.lastIndexOf('](') + 2, -1);
+			const altText = selection.slice(1, selection.lastIndexOf(']('));    // could likely be done better with capture groups
+			const url = selection.slice(selection.lastIndexOf('](') + 2, -1);   // could likely be done better with capture groups
 			this.codeMirror.replaceSelection(`${altText} ${url}`);
 			const cursor = this.codeMirror.getCursor();
 			this.codeMirror.setSelection({ line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch - url.length }, { line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch });