diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 48c140a..c7dd0e7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default function gemtext(config: GemtextConfig = {}): AstroIntegration {
                             )
 
                         if (data["title"]) {
-                          body.replace(`# ${data["title"]}\n`, '');
+                          body = body.replace(`# ${data["title"]}\n`, '');
                           body = body.trim();
                         }