diff --git a/.circleci/slack-notification.sh b/.circleci/slack-notification.sh
index 5f18dcb5b53..7b82930ce48 100755
--- a/.circleci/slack-notification.sh
+++ b/.circleci/slack-notification.sh
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ if [ "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}" == "master" ] || [ "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}" == "master" ] ; th
     pullregex="(.*)#([0-9]+)(.*)"
     while [[ $commitmsg =~ $pullregex ]]
     do
-        commitmsg="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}#<https://https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/issues/${BASH_REMATCH[2]}|${BASH_REMATCH[2]}>${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+        commitmsg="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}#<https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/issues/${BASH_REMATCH[2]}|${BASH_REMATCH[2]}>${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
     done
     buildlink="<https://circleci.com/gh/scalableminds/webknossos/${CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM}|${CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM}>"
-    prlink="<https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/${CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER:=0}|#${CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER:=0}>"
     mesg="${author} your ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} build ${buildlink} “${commitmsg}” is almost finished."
     user="circleci-notify"
     token="${SLACK_NOTIFY_TOKEN:-}"