diff --git a/R/unleash.R b/R/unleash.R
index d1b14d4..0e8e1d2 100644
--- a/R/unleash.R
+++ b/R/unleash.R
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ handle_text <- function(text) {
   next_sibling <- xml2::xml_find_all(text, "following-sibling::*[1]")
   if (length(next_sibling) > 0 && xml2::xml_name(next_sibling) == "link") {
     end_space <- endsWith(xml2::xml_text(text), " ")
-    if (!end_space) {
+    end_left_parenthesis <- endsWith(xml2::xml_text(text), "(")
+    if (!end_space && !end_left_parenthesis) {
       xml2::xml_text(text) <- paste0(xml2::xml_text(text), " ")
     }
   }
diff --git a/inst/example.md b/inst/example.md
index 2fcd3e6..b631b52 100644
--- a/inst/example.md
+++ b/inst/example.md
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ This is a footnote [^ok].
 
 [^ok]: Some more information.
 
-R has well-developed plotting capabilities, and the `ggplot2` package is one of, if not the most powerful pieces of plotting software available today!!! We will begin learning to use `ggplot2` in the next episode.
\ No newline at end of file
+R has well-developed plotting capabilities, and the `ggplot2` package is one of, if not the most powerful pieces of plotting software available today!!! We will begin learning to use `ggplot2` in the next episode.
+
+This is a link in parentheses ([example](https://example.com)).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/unleash.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/unleash.md
index 2482a08..99900ef 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/unleash.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/unleash.md
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@
       [29] ""                                                                                                                                                        
       [30] "R has well-developed plotting capabilities, and the `ggplot2` package is one of, if not the most powerful pieces of plotting software available today!!!"
       [31] "We will begin learning to use `ggplot2` in the next episode."                                                                                            
+      [32] ""                                                                                                                                                        
+      [33] "This is a link in parentheses ([example](https://example.com))."