diff --git a/src/main/java/net/mattlabs/crewchat/util/MessageUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/mattlabs/crewchat/util/MessageUtil.java
index 50cc308..cdf6e23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/mattlabs/crewchat/util/MessageUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/mattlabs/crewchat/util/MessageUtil.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public static ArrayList<Player> getMentionedPlayers(String message, ArrayList<Pl
 
     // Parses strings for unescaped single quotes (') and escapes them
     public static String escapeSingleQuotes(String message) {
-        return message.replaceAll("/(?<!\\\\)'/", "\\'");
+        return message.replace("'", "\\'");
     }
 
     // Removes any legacy codes/MiniMessage tags