diff --git a/lib/linkify.js b/lib/linkify.js
index 22babc07..764e5eeb 100644
--- a/lib/linkify.js
+++ b/lib/linkify.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function parseTokens(state) {
 
           if (!state.inline.validateLink(links[ln].url)) { continue; }
 
-          pos = text.indexOf(links[ln].text);
+          pos = text.indexOf(links[ln].url);
 
           if (pos) {
             nodes.push({
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function parseTokens(state) {
             type: 'link_close',
             level: --level
           });
-          text = text.slice(pos + links[ln].text.length);
+          text = text.slice(pos + links[ln].url.length);
         }
         if (text.length) {
           nodes.push({