diff --git a/src/alexjs/checkBannedWords.ts b/src/alexjs/checkBannedWords.ts
index 6c738a65..a88bfaae 100644
--- a/src/alexjs/checkBannedWords.ts
+++ b/src/alexjs/checkBannedWords.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ExtendedClient } from '../interfaces/ExtendedClient.js';
 import { errorHandler } from '../utils/errorHandler.js';
 import { BannedWordsOptions } from '../config/BannedWordsOptions.js';
 import { getBannedWordConfig } from '../utils/getBannedWordConfig.js';
+import { urlPattern } from '../config/UrlRegex.js';
 
 export const checkBannedWords = async (
   bot: ExtendedClient,
@@ -12,11 +13,13 @@ export const checkBannedWords = async (
 ): Promise<EmbedBuilder[]> => {
   const embeds: EmbedBuilder[] = [];
   try {
+    const text: string = content.replace(urlPattern, '');
     const config = await getBannedWordConfig(bot, serverId);
     const checkWords = config?.bannedWordConfig
       ? config.bannedWordConfig
       : BannedWordsOptions;
-    content.split(' ').forEach((word) => {
+
+    text.split(' ').forEach((word) => {
       if (checkWords.includes(word.toLowerCase())) {
         const embed = new EmbedBuilder();
         embed.setTitle(`You used the word "${word}"`);
diff --git a/src/config/UrlRegex.ts b/src/config/UrlRegex.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97c04615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/UrlRegex.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const urlPattern =
+  /[Hh][Tt][Tt][Pp][Ss]?:\/\/([\w-]+(\.[\w-]+)+)(\/[\w-./?%&=]*)?/g;
diff --git a/src/links/checkLinks.ts b/src/links/checkLinks.ts
index ab3ab8ba..b9845075 100644
--- a/src/links/checkLinks.ts
+++ b/src/links/checkLinks.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import { EmbedBuilder, Message, type PartialMessage } from 'discord.js';
 
 import type { ExtendedClient } from '../interfaces/ExtendedClient.js';
 import { errorHandler } from '../utils/errorHandler.js';
+import { urlPattern } from '../config/UrlRegex.js';
 
 const allowedLinks = ['github.com', 'eddiejaoude.io', 'gitlab.com'];
-const urlPattern =
-  /[Hh][Tt][Tt][Pp][Ss]?:\/\/([\w-]+(\.[\w-]+)+)(\/[\w-./?%&=]*)?/g;
 
 export const checkLinks = async (
   bot: ExtendedClient,