diff --git a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java
index a381a0ddd26..d45cd2617ea 100644
--- a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java
+++ b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ public void sendChatMessage(final Player player, final String chatMessage) {
         final String avatarUrl = DiscordUtil.getAvatarUrl(this, player);
 
         final String formattedName = MessageUtil.formatMessage(getSettings().getMcToDiscordNameFormat(player),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(player.getName()),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(player.getDisplayName()),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(getPlugin().getEss().getSettings().getWorldAlias(player.getWorld().getName())),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getPrefix(player))),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getSuffix(player))),
+                player.getName(),
+                player.getDisplayName(),
+                getPlugin().getEss().getSettings().getWorldAlias(player.getWorld().getName()),
+                FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getPrefix(player)),
+                FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getSuffix(player)),
                 guild.getMember(jda.getSelfUser()).getEffectiveName());
 
         DiscordUtil.dispatchDiscordMessage(this, MessageType.DefaultTypes.CHAT, formattedMessage, user.isAuthorized("essentials.discord.ping"), avatarUrl, formattedName, player.getUniqueId());
diff --git a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/listeners/BukkitListener.java b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/listeners/BukkitListener.java
index 6f4bd31c956..e8a7e67ab4a 100644
--- a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/listeners/BukkitListener.java
+++ b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/listeners/BukkitListener.java
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ private void sendDiscordMessage(final MessageType messageType, final String mess
             }
 
             name = MessageUtil.formatMessage(jda.getSettings().getMcToDiscordNameFormat(player),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(player.getName()),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(player.getDisplayName()),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(jda.getPlugin().getEss().getSettings().getWorldAlias(player.getWorld().getName())),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(jda.getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getPrefix(player))),
-                MessageUtil.sanitizeDiscordMarkdown(FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(jda.getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getSuffix(player))),
+                player.getName(),
+                player.getDisplayName(),
+                jda.getPlugin().getEss().getSettings().getWorldAlias(player.getWorld().getName()),
+                FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(jda.getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getPrefix(player)),
+                FormatUtil.stripEssentialsFormat(jda.getPlugin().getEss().getPermissionsHandler().getSuffix(player)),
                 jda.getGuild().getMember(jda.getJda().getSelfUser()).getEffectiveName());
 
             uuid = player.getUniqueId();