diff --git a/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.js b/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.js
index e2f2e856..6236ec0b 100644
--- a/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.js
+++ b/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.js
@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ export function contains_folder_reference(user_input) {
   if (first_slash === -1) return false;
   const last_slash = user_input.lastIndexOf("/");
   if (last_slash - first_slash <= 1) return false; // if slashes are the same or JavaScript-style comment
+  
+  // Check for parentheses
   const first_open_parentheses = user_input.indexOf("(");
   const first_close_parentheses = user_input.indexOf(")");
   if (first_open_parentheses > first_slash && first_close_parentheses < last_slash) return true; // folder path contains parentheses
 
-  // returns false if slash is wrapped in parentheses
+  // Check for wiki-style links [[...]]
+  const first_wiki_open = user_input.indexOf("[[");
+  const first_wiki_close = user_input.indexOf("]]");
+  if (first_wiki_open !== -1 && first_wiki_close !== -1) {
+    if (first_slash > first_wiki_open && last_slash < first_wiki_close) return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check for regular parentheses
   if (first_open_parentheses !== -1 && first_close_parentheses !== -1) {
-    const start = user_input.indexOf("(");
-    const end = user_input.indexOf(")");
-    // remove content in parentheses
-    const without_content_in_parentheses = user_input.slice(0, start) + user_input.slice(end + 1);
+    if (first_slash > first_open_parentheses && last_slash < first_close_parentheses) return false;
+    const without_content_in_parentheses = user_input.slice(0, first_open_parentheses) + user_input.slice(first_close_parentheses + 1);
     if (without_content_in_parentheses.indexOf("/") !== -1) return false;
     if (without_content_in_parentheses.indexOf("/") === without_content_in_parentheses.lastIndexOf("/")) return false;
   }
diff --git a/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.test.js b/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.test.js
index 33b8bda5..60fe3311 100644
--- a/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.test.js
+++ b/smart-chats/utils/folder_references.test.js
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ test('returns true if folder contains parentheses', t => {
   const userInput = 'This is a /folder (reference)/';
   t.true(contains_folder_reference(userInput));
 });
+// should return false if contained in a link like [[folder/subfolder/this.md]]
+test('returns false if contained in a link like [[folder/subfolder/this.md]]', t => {
+  const folders = ['/folder/subfolder/'];
+  const user_input = 'This is a [[folder/subfolder/this.md]] link';
+  t.false(contains_folder_reference(user_input), 'should return false if contained in a link like [[folder/subfolder/this.md]]');
+});
 
 // extract_folder_references
 test('returns an array of folder references found in the user input', t => {
@@ -42,4 +48,12 @@ test('returns an empty array if no folder references are found in the user input
   const expected = [];
   const result = extract_folder_references(folders, user_input);
   t.deepEqual(result, expected);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+test('returns empty array if folder is in a link like [[folder/subfolder/this.md]]', t => {
+  const folders = ['/folder/subfolder/'];
+  const user_input = 'This is a [[folder/subfolder/this.md]] link';
+  const expected = [];
+  const result = extract_folder_references(folders, user_input);
+  t.deepEqual(result, expected);
+});