diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
index e514f4df7..6a0257c8b 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 		
 		if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("name"))
 		{
-			final String displayName = split[1].replace('_', ' ');
+			final String displayName = Util.replaceFormat(split[1].replace('_', ' '));
 			final ItemMeta meta = stack.getItemMeta();
 			meta.setDisplayName(displayName);
 			stack.setItemMeta(meta);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 			final List<String> lore = new ArrayList<String>();
 			for (String line : split[1].split("\\|"))
 			{
-				lore.add(line.replace('_', ' '));
+				lore.add(Util.replaceFormat(line.replace('_', ' ')));
 			}
 			final ItemMeta meta = stack.getItemMeta();
 			meta.setLore(lore);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 		}
 		else if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("title") && stack.getType() == Material.WRITTEN_BOOK)
 		{
-			final String title = split[1];
+			final String title = Util.replaceFormat(split[1].replace('_', ' '));
 			final BookMeta meta = (BookMeta)stack.getItemMeta();
 			meta.setTitle(title);
 			stack.setItemMeta(meta);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index 28b7e5b92..fb91f18f0 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ kits:
   dtools:
     delay: 600
     items:
-      - 278 1 efficiency:1 durability:1 fortune:1 name:Gigadrill lore:The_drill_that_pierces|the_heavens
+      - 278 1 efficiency:1 durability:1 fortune:1 name:&4Gigadrill lore:The_drill_that_&npierces|the_heavens
       - 277 1 digspeed:3 name:Dwarf lore:Diggy|Diggy|Hole
-      - 298 1 color:255|255|255 name:Top_hat lore:Good_day,_Good_day
+      - 298 1 color:255|255|255 name:Top_Hat lore:Good_day,_Good_day
       - 279:780 1
   notch:
     delay: 6000
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ kits:
   color:
     delay: 6000
     items:
-      - 387 1 title:Book_o_Colors author:KHobbits lore:Ingame_color_codes book:Colors
+      - 387 1 title:&4Book_&9o_&6Colors author:KHobbits lore:Ingame_color_codes book:Colors
 
 # Essentials Sign Control
 # See http://wiki.ess3.net/wiki/Sign_Tutorial for instructions on how to use these.