diff --git a/private/lib/dao/models/NotiziaModel.php b/private/lib/dao/models/NotiziaModel.php
index 506e9ea..19f8a93 100644
--- a/private/lib/dao/models/NotiziaModel.php
+++ b/private/lib/dao/models/NotiziaModel.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class NotiziaModel extends HasMediaModel{
 	
 	public function buildAutoShortenedUrl(){
 		$shortened = strtolower($this->titolo);
-		$shortened = preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9-_]/", "", $shortened);
+		$shortened = preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9-_]/", " ", $shortened);
 		$shortened = preg_replace("/\s+/", " ", trim($shortened) );
 		$eles = explode(" ", $shortened);
 		$eles = array_slice($eles, 0, 15);