diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php
index 182da9560..0cd68a744 100644
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ class news_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 		$category_name = e107::getParser()->toHTML($this->news_item['category_name'], FALSE ,'defs');
 		$category = array('id' => $this->news_item['category_id'], 'name' => $this->news_item['category_sef'] );
 	//	$categoryClass = varset($GLOBALS['NEWS_CSSMODE'],'');
-		return "<a style='".(isset($this->param['catlink']) ? $this->param['catlink'] : "#")."' href='".e107::getUrl()->create('news/list/category', $category)."'>".$category_name."</a>";
+	    $style = isset($this->param['catlink']) ? "style='".$this->param['catlink']."'" : '';
+		return "<a ".$style." href='".e107::getUrl()->create('news/list/category', $category)."'>".$category_name."</a>";
 	}
 
 	function sc_newsdate($parm)