diff --git a/zone/client_packet.cpp b/zone/client_packet.cpp
index 6a8ef9dd3..ebc6bd38a 100644
--- a/zone/client_packet.cpp
+++ b/zone/client_packet.cpp
@@ -8290,11 +8290,11 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_ItemLinkClick(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 					parse->EventNPC(EVENT_SAY, GetTarget()->CastToNPC(), this, response.c_str(), 0);
 
 					if (response[0] == '#' && parse->PlayerHasQuestSub(EVENT_COMMAND)) {
-						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_COMMAND, this, response.substr(1).c_str(), 0);
+						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_COMMAND, this, response.c_str(), 0);
 					}
 #ifdef BOTS
 					else if (response[0] == '^' && parse->PlayerHasQuestSub(EVENT_BOT_COMMAND)) {
-						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_BOT_COMMAND, this, response.substr(1).c_str(), 0);
+						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_BOT_COMMAND, this, response.c_str(), 0);
 					}
 #endif
 					else {
@@ -8310,11 +8310,11 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_ItemLinkClick(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 			else {
 				if (silentsaylink) {
 					if (response[0] == '#' && parse->PlayerHasQuestSub(EVENT_COMMAND)) {
-						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_COMMAND, this, response.substr(1).c_str(), 0);
+						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_COMMAND, this, response.c_str(), 0);
 					}
 #ifdef BOTS
 					else if (response[0] == '^' && parse->PlayerHasQuestSub(EVENT_BOT_COMMAND)) {
-						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_BOT_COMMAND, this, response.substr(1).c_str(), 0);
+						parse->EventPlayer(EVENT_BOT_COMMAND, this, response.c_str(), 0);
 					}
 #endif
 					else {