diff --git a/links.py b/links.py
index 8ecff09..83c0cd6 100644
--- a/links.py
+++ b/links.py
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ for filename in os.listdir():
             # open file and search for all outgoing links
             file = open(filename)
             for line in file:
-                m=re.search("^[%^]+\{.+\}",line)
+                if re.match("%",line) != None: # skip uxn macros (!)
+                    continue
+                m=re.search("\{.+\}",line)
                 if m:
                     match = m.group(0) # get matched string
                     if match not in incoming: # create a new set for that page