diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index b73922eff6..d4c9d887d8 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ void game_convert_strings_to_utf8()
 
 		if (!str_is_null_or_empty(userString)) {
 			rct2_to_utf8_self(userString, 32);
+			utf8_remove_formatting(userString);
 		}
 	}