diff --git a/include/ItemObject.php b/include/ItemObject.php
index 40f85f5ef..9a62cee4b 100644
--- a/include/ItemObject.php
+++ b/include/ItemObject.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 			'like'      => $like,
 			'dislike'   => ((feature_enabled($conv->get_profile_owner(),'dislike')) ? $dislike : ''),
 			'share'     => $share,
-			'plink'     => get_plink($item,$mode),
+			'plink'     => get_plink($item),
 			'edpost'    => ((feature_enabled($conv->get_profile_owner(),'edit_posts')) ? $edpost : ''),
 			'star'      => ((feature_enabled($conv->get_profile_owner(),'star_posts')) ? $star : ''),
 			'tagger'    => ((feature_enabled($conv->get_profile_owner(),'commtag')) ? $tagger : ''),
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 62db34974..5977b65e8 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $page_mode = 'traditional', $
 					'owner_name' => $owner_name,
 					'owner_url' => $owner_url,
 					'owner_photo' => $owner_photo,
-					'plink' => get_plink($item,$mode),
+					'plink' => get_plink($item,false),
 					'edpost' => false,
 					'isstarred' => $isstarred,
 					'star' => $star,
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 49d690511..e0991257f 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ function notification($params) {
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_COMMENT) {
 //		logger("notification: params = " . print_r($params, true), LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
+		$itemlink =  $params['link'];
+
+
 		// ignore like/unlike activity on posts - they probably require a sepearate notification preference
 
 		if(array_key_exists('item',$params) && (! visible_activity($params['item'])))
@@ -171,7 +174,6 @@ function notification($params) {
 		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to view and/or reply to the conversation.');
 		$tsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, $siteurl );
 		$hsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, '<a href="' . $siteurl . '">' . $sitename . '</a>');
-		$itemlink =  $params['link'];
 	}
 
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_WALL) {
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index b47f0518a..f5c440e4a 100755
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -1389,9 +1389,9 @@ function feed_salmonlinks($nick) {
 }
 
 
-function get_plink($item,$mode) {
+function get_plink($item,$conversation_mode = true) {
 	$a = get_app();
-	if(($mode == 'display') || ($mode == 'channel') || ($mode == 'network'))
+	if($conversation_mode)
 		$key = 'plink';
 	else
 		$key = 'llink';