diff --git a/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift b/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
index e77198c5..696c52f8 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class ContentTextView: LinkTextView {
     // only accept touches that are over a link
     override func hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, with event: UIEvent?) -> UIView? {
         if getLinkAtPoint(point) != nil || isSelectable {
-            return self
+            return super.hitTest(point, with: event)
         } else {
             return nil
         }