diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e8ea05d..c813fe1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.4
+1.2.5
diff --git a/generate.c b/generate.c
index fb2eb54..77ed080 100644
--- a/generate.c
+++ b/generate.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ maybe_tag_or_link(MMIOT *f)
 	    Qstring("<a href=\"", f);
 	    puturl(text,size,f);
 	    Qstring("\">", f);
-	    reparse(text, size, DENY_A, f);
+	    puturl(text,size,f);
 	    Qstring("</a>", f);
 	    return 1;
 	}