diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py b/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
index 0d7efefd34..e62e65c2c7 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LINKS_SUB = re.compile(r'\|lc(.*?)\|lt(.*?)\|le', re.DOTALL)
 MXP = "\x5B"
 MXP_TEMPSECURE = "\x1B[4z"
 MXP_SEND = MXP_TEMPSECURE + \
-           "<SEND HREF='\\1'>" + \
+           "<SEND HREF=\"\\1\">" + \
            "\\2" + \
            MXP_TEMPSECURE + \
            "</SEND>"