diff --git a/assets/redactor.js b/assets/redactor.js
index e1210d2..11517b0 100755
--- a/assets/redactor.js
+++ b/assets/redactor.js
@@ -6234,13 +6234,13 @@
 								linkProtocol = "";
 							}
 
+							text = decodeURIComponent(text);
+
 							if (text.length > this.opts.linkSize)
 							{
 								text = text.substring(0, this.opts.linkSize) + '...';
 							}
 
-							text = decodeURIComponent(text);
-
 							var regexB = "\\b";
 
 							if ($.inArray(href.slice(-1), ["/", "&", "="]) != -1)