diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/pr/index.js b/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/pr/index.js
index d243dd46e3804ec28711b142336a533a710255cf..bcde820d94e2345fb5f3e20e131279732538f037 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/pr/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/pr/index.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ You can post questions in [our Config Help repository](https://github.com/renova
   }
   logger.trace('prBody:\n' + prBody);
 
+  prBody = platform.getPrBody(prBody);
+
   // Check if existing PR exists
   const existingPr = await platform.getBranchPr(`renovate/configure`);
   if (existingPr) {