diff --git a/transbot.py b/transbot.py
index f9e3faa..469c84b 100755
--- a/transbot.py
+++ b/transbot.py
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ for status in timeline:
 
  for a in accounts:
   two = twitools.twObject(ato=a[1], ase=a[2])
-  intext = re.sub(r'https?:\/\/[\S]*', '', text)
+  split = text.split()
+  intext = ""
+
+  for s in split:
+   if re.match(r'https?:\/\/[\S]*', s):
+    out = " ".join([out, httptools.shortURL(s)])
+   else:
+    out = " ".join([out, s])
   tstring = translator.translate(intext, target_language=a[0])['translatedText'].replace("@", "@​")
 
   try: