diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/relation/RelationService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/relation/RelationService.kt
index 3248041d4281e891f6a11673bf424dbca1fb1bf0..5756fb5581e475e6d785624f4b6fb33ef44f7047 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/relation/RelationService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/relation/RelationService.kt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ interface RelationService {
             newBodyText: CharSequence,
             newFormattedBodyText: CharSequence? = null,
             newBodyAutoMarkdown: Boolean,
-            compatibilityBodyText: String = "* $newBodyText"
+            compatibilityBodyText: String = newBodyText.toString()
     ): Cancelable
 
     /**
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ interface RelationService {
             originalTimelineEvent: TimelineEvent,
             newBodyText: String,
             newFormattedBodyText: String? = null,
-            compatibilityBodyText: String = "* $newBodyText"
+            compatibilityBodyText: String = newBodyText
     ): Cancelable
 
     /**