diff --git a/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/discord/bridge/DiscordBridge.java b/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/discord/bridge/DiscordBridge.java
index 0c6797b..cc8640a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/discord/bridge/DiscordBridge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/discord/bridge/DiscordBridge.java
@@ -211,4 +211,10 @@ public class DiscordBridge {
 
         Log.info("TFM 4.3 Reloaded Discord stopped.");
     }
+
+    public static String fullySanitizeDiscordMessage(String message)
+    {
+        String partiallySanitized = sanitizeMessage(message);
+        return partiallySanitized.replaceAll("\\\\", "\\\\\\").replaceAll("([`_~*|])", "\\\\$1");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/listener/PlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/listener/PlayerListener.java
index ecece22..c769eeb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/listener/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/listener/PlayerListener.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.util.Utilities;
 import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.world.AdminWorld;
 import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.world.RollbackManager;
 import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.world.RollbackManager.RollbackEntry;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.bukkit.*;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
@@ -632,7 +631,7 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
                 event.setFormat(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', MainConfig.getString(ConfigurationEntry.CHAT_FORMAT)).replace("{RANK}", playerdata.getTag().replaceAll("%", "%%")));
             }
 
-            DiscordBridge.transmitMessage(String.format(event.getFormat(), event.getPlayer().getDisplayName(), event.getMessage()).replaceAll("([`_~*])", "\\\\$1"));
+            DiscordBridge.transmitMessage(String.format(event.getFormat(), event.getPlayer().getDisplayName(), DiscordBridge.fullySanitizeDiscordMessage(event.getMessage())));
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -756,7 +755,7 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
         }
 
         if (PlayerList.existsEntry(player)) {
-            DiscordBridge.transmitMessage(String.format("**%s left the server**", DiscordBridge.sanitizeMessage(player.getDisplayName())));
+            DiscordBridge.transmitMessage(String.format("**%s left the server**", DiscordBridge.fullySanitizeDiscordMessage(player.getDisplayName())));
         }
 
         PlayerList.removeEntry(player);
@@ -908,7 +907,7 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
                 PlayerData.getPlayerData(player).setTag(playerTag);
             }
         }
-        DiscordBridge.transmitMessage(String.format("**%s joined the server**", DiscordBridge.sanitizeMessage(player.getDisplayName())));
+        DiscordBridge.transmitMessage(String.format("**%s joined the server**", DiscordBridge.fullySanitizeDiscordMessage(player.getDisplayName())));
     }
 
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST)