diff --git a/lib/workers/pr/index.js b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
index abf6c43b7f026b84eca34ed18cbd2ccfb64e3080..cec6d953f863f2827a12a4636f7b3baeece2a8bb 100644
--- a/lib/workers/pr/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ async function ensurePr(prConfig) {
   }
 
   let prBody = handlebars.compile(config.prBody)(config);
+  prBody = handlebars.compile(prBody)(config);
   // istanbul ignore if
   if (config.global) {
     if (config.global.prBanner) {