3 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/bridge/slack/handlers.go b/bridge/slack/handlers.go
index d4e5e464..a3291c38 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/handlers.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/handlers.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (b *Bslack) handleStatusEvent(ev *slack.MessageEvent, rmsg *config.Message)
 	case sMessageDeleted:
 		rmsg.Text = config.EventMsgDelete
 		rmsg.Event = config.EventMsgDelete
-		rmsg.ID = "slack " + ev.DeletedTimestamp
+		rmsg.ID = ev.DeletedTimestamp
 		// If a message is being deleted we do not need to process
 		// the event any further so we return 'true'.
 		return true
diff --git a/bridge/slack/helpers.go b/bridge/slack/helpers.go
index 861a8758..b0fdaba1 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/helpers.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/helpers.go
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ func (b *Bslack) populateReceivedMessage(ev *slack.MessageEvent) (*config.Messag
 		Text:     ev.Text,
 		Channel:  channel.Name,
 		Account:  b.Account,
-		ID:       "slack " + ev.Timestamp,
+		ID:       ev.Timestamp,
 		Extra:    make(map[string][]interface{}),
 		ParentID: ev.ThreadTimestamp,
+		Protocol: b.Protocol,
 	}
 	if b.useChannelID {
 		rmsg.Channel = "ID:" + channel.ID
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ func (b *Bslack) populateReceivedMessage(ev *slack.MessageEvent) (*config.Messag
 
 	// Handle 'edit' messages.
 	if ev.SubMessage != nil && !b.GetBool(editDisableConfig) {
-		rmsg.ID = "slack " + ev.SubMessage.Timestamp
+		rmsg.ID = ev.SubMessage.Timestamp
 		if ev.SubMessage.ThreadTimestamp != ev.SubMessage.Timestamp {
 			b.Log.Debugf("SubMessage %#v", ev.SubMessage)
 			rmsg.Text = ev.SubMessage.Text + b.GetString(editSuffixConfig)
diff --git a/bridge/slack/slack.go b/bridge/slack/slack.go
index c4689cbc..0951fb10 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/slack.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/slack.go
@@ -324,10 +324,8 @@ func (b *Bslack) deleteMessage(msg *config.Message, channelInfo *slack.Channel)
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	// If we get a "slack <ID>", split it.
-	ts := strings.Fields(msg.ID)
 	for {
-		_, _, err := b.rtm.DeleteMessage(channelInfo.ID, ts[1])
+		_, _, err := b.rtm.DeleteMessage(channelInfo.ID, msg.ID)
 		if err == nil {
 			return true, nil
 		}
@@ -344,9 +342,8 @@ func (b *Bslack) editMessage(msg *config.Message, channelInfo *slack.Channel) (b
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	ts := strings.Fields(msg.ID)
 	for {
-		_, _, _, err := b.rtm.UpdateMessage(channelInfo.ID, ts[1], msg.Text)
+		_, _, _, err := b.rtm.UpdateMessage(channelInfo.ID, msg.ID, msg.Text)
 		if err == nil {
 			return true, nil
 		}
@@ -362,7 +359,7 @@ func (b *Bslack) postMessage(msg *config.Message, messageParameters *slack.PostM
 	for {
 		_, id, err := b.rtm.PostMessage(channelInfo.ID, msg.Text, *messageParameters)
 		if err == nil {
-			return "slack " + id, nil
+			return id, nil
 		}
 
 		if err = b.handleRateLimit(err); err != nil {
@@ -413,10 +410,7 @@ func (b *Bslack) prepareMessageParameters(msg *config.Message) *slack.PostMessag
 	params.Username = msg.Username
 	params.LinkNames = 1 // replace mentions
 	params.IconURL = config.GetIconURL(msg, b.GetString(iconURLConfig))
-	msgFields := strings.Fields(msg.ParentID)
-	if len(msgFields) >= 2 {
-		params.ThreadTimestamp = msgFields[1]
-	}
+	params.ThreadTimestamp = msg.ParentID
 	if msg.Avatar != "" {
 		params.IconURL = msg.Avatar
 	}