diff --git a/R/z-packageStartupMessage.R b/R/z-packageStartupMessage.R
index 1900194b..3ed7b5ec 100644
--- a/R/z-packageStartupMessage.R
+++ b/R/z-packageStartupMessage.R
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .onAttach <- function(libname, pkgname) {
   packageStartupMessage(
     "We'd like to hear your feedback and thoughts! Let us know by ",
-    "creating an issue on https://github.com/epiforecasts/scoringutils."
+    "creating an issue on {.url https://github.com/epiforecasts/scoringutils/issues}."
   )
 }