1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/news/newsbot.js b/news/newsbot.js
index ba3dfde3..35587d39 100644
--- a/news/newsbot.js
+++ b/news/newsbot.js
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ function create_feedbot (nick, uri, channels) {
         // (i.e. we already have a lastTitle)
         if (client.lastTitle) {
           newitems.forEach(function (item) {
-            broadcast(item.title + ' ' + item.link)
+            return getShortLink(item.link, function (error, shortlink) {
+              return broadcast(item.title + ' ' + shortlink)
+            })
           })
         }
 
@@ -178,6 +180,10 @@ function run_command (methodname, params, callback) {
   }
 }
 
+function getShortLink (link, callback) {
+  return callback(null, link)
+}
+
 var methods = {}
 methods.add = function (params, callback) {
   create_feedbot(params[0], params[1], [news_channel])