diff --git a/main/survey/survey_invite.php b/main/survey/survey_invite.php
index a184010716..bfe8d69ebd 100644
--- a/main/survey/survey_invite.php
+++ b/main/survey/survey_invite.php
@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ function save_invitations($users_array, $invitation_title, $invitation_text, $re
 
 				// replacing the **link** part with a valid link for the user
 				$survey_link = $_configuration['root_web'].$_configuration['code_append'].'survey/'.'fillsurvey.php?course='.$_course['sysCode'].'&invitationcode='.$invitation_code;
-				$full_invitation_text = $invitation_text . $survey_link;
+				$full_invitation_text = str_ireplace('**link**', $survey_link ,$invitation_text, $replace_count);
+				if ($replace_count < 1)
+				{
+					$full_invitation_text = $full_invitation_text . $survey_link;
+				}
 
 				// optionally: finding the e-mail of the course user
 				if (is_numeric($value))