diff --git a/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx b/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx
index eca63e6d..4ca4c2b6 100644
--- a/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ closeModal, showReplyModal, parentCid, postCid, scrollY, s
     }
   }, []);
 
-  const contentPrefix = `>>${parentCid && Plebbit.getShortCid(parentCid)}\n`;
+  const contentPrefix = `>>${parentCid && Plebbit.getShortCid({ cid: parentCid })}\n`;
 
   // enable spellcheck after the prefix is set
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ closeModal, showReplyModal, parentCid, postCid, scrollY, s
       }}
     >
       <div className={`replyModalHandle ${styles.title}`} {...(!isMobile ? bind() : {})}>
-        {t('reply_to_cid', { cid: `CID:${parentCid && Plebbit.getShortCid(parentCid)}`, interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })}
+        {t('reply_to_cid', { cid: `CID:${parentCid && Plebbit.getShortCid({ cid: parentCid })}`, interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })}
         <button
           className={styles.closeIcon}
           onClick={(e) => {