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 e7fcabf3867e7ec4e7b0c536544fa708caad5e68..c56f793aa6059e00f8c5395c09d545c9295ee69d 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
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ interface RelationService {
             newBodyText: CharSequence,
             newFormattedBodyText: CharSequence? = null,
             newBodyAutoMarkdown: Boolean,
-            compatibilityBodyText: String = "* $newBodyText"
+            compatibilityBodyText: String = newBodyText.toString()
     ): Cancelable
 
     /**
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ interface RelationService {
             originalTimelineEvent: TimelineEvent,
             newBodyText: String,
             newFormattedBodyText: String? = null,
-            compatibilityBodyText: String = "* $newBodyText"
+            compatibilityBodyText: String = newBodyText
     ): Cancelable
 
     /**