diff --git a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.spec.ts
index 07da64b0..7cf0af69 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.spec.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe('AIService', () => {
         'Moonbeam has been deployed.',
         expect.arrayContaining([
           expect.objectContaining({ type: 'image', image_url: 'https://muzzle.lol/deploy.png' }),
-          expect.objectContaining({ type: 'markdown', text: '"A quote"' }),
+          expect.objectContaining({ type: 'markdown', text: '_"A quote"_' }),
           expect.objectContaining({ type: 'markdown', text: '*Release changelog*\n- tightened auth' }),
         ]),
       );
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
index 8a3f7cc1..7f97d168 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
@@ -264,10 +264,8 @@ export class AIService {
             image_url: imageUrl,
             alt_text: 'Moonbeam has been deployed.',
           },
-          { type: 'markdown', text: quote ? `"${quote}"` : '' },
-          {
-            type: 'divider',
-          },
+          ...(quote ? ([{ type: 'markdown', text: `_"${quote}"_` }] satisfies KnownBlock[]) : []),
+          { type: 'divider' },
           {
             type: 'markdown',
             text: changelog,