diff --git a/seautils/seautils.py b/seautils/seautils.py
index 9200927..ac71d1c 100644
--- a/seautils/seautils.py
+++ b/seautils/seautils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def md(soup: BeautifulSoup, **options) -> Any | str:
     return MarkdownConverter(**options).convert_soup(soup)
 
 def convert_rfc_references(text: str):
-    return re.sub(r"\(RFC\s(\d+)\)", r"(https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc\1.html)", text)
+    return re.sub(r"\(\.rfc\s(\d+)", r"(https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc\1.html", text)
 
 class SeaUtils(commands.Cog):
     """A collection of random utilities."""