diff --git a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/listener/BungeeChatListener.java b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/listener/BungeeChatListener.java
index 16e01d9..855614b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/listener/BungeeChatListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/listener/BungeeChatListener.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package me.oskar3123.staffchat.bungee.listener;
 
 import me.oskar3123.staffchat.bungee.BungeeMain;
 import me.oskar3123.staffchat.bungee.event.BungeeStaffChatEvent;
+import me.oskar3123.staffchat.util.StringUtils;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.TextComponent;
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ public class BungeeChatListener implements Listener
         }
         format = chatEvent.getFormat();
 
-        format = format.replaceAll("\\{NAME\\}", sanitize(player.getName()));
-        format = format.replaceAll("\\{MESSAGE\\}", sanitize(message));
+        format = format.replaceAll("\\{NAME\\}", StringUtils.sanitize(player.getName()));
+        format = format.replaceAll("\\{MESSAGE\\}", StringUtils.sanitize(message));
         final BaseComponent[] messageComponents = txt(format);
 
         plugin.getProxy().getPlayers().stream()
@@ -75,11 +76,4 @@ public class BungeeChatListener implements Listener
         return TextComponent.fromLegacyText(clr(text));
     }
 
-    private String sanitize(String string)
-    {
-        string = string.replaceAll("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\");
-        string = string.replaceAll("\\$", "\\\\\\$");
-        return string;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/spigot/listener/ChatListener.java b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/spigot/listener/ChatListener.java
index 89f8df4..1432328 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/spigot/listener/ChatListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/spigot/listener/ChatListener.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package me.oskar3123.staffchat.spigot.listener;
 
 import me.oskar3123.staffchat.spigot.Main;
 import me.oskar3123.staffchat.spigot.event.StaffChatEvent;
+import me.oskar3123.staffchat.util.StringUtils;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener
         }
         format = chatEvent.getFormat();
 
-        format = format.replaceAll("\\{NAME\\}", sanitize(event.getPlayer().getName()));
-        format = format.replaceAll("\\{MESSAGE\\}", sanitize(message));
+        format = format.replaceAll("\\{NAME\\}", StringUtils.sanitize(event.getPlayer().getName()));
+        format = format.replaceAll("\\{MESSAGE\\}", StringUtils.sanitize(message));
         format = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', format);
         final String finalMessage = format;
 
@@ -58,11 +59,4 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener
         event.setCancelled(true);
     }
 
-    private String sanitize(String string)
-    {
-        string = string.replaceAll("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\");
-        string = string.replaceAll("\\$", "\\\\\\$");
-        return string;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ee0783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package me.oskar3123.staffchat.util;
+
+public class StringUtils
+{
+
+    public static String sanitize(String string)
+    {
+        string = string.replaceAll("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\");
+        string = string.replaceAll("\\$", "\\\\\\$");
+        return string;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9724059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package me.oskar3123.staffchat.util;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class StringUtilsTest
+{
+
+    @Test
+    public void sanitize()
+    {
+        assertEquals("message", "hejsan \\$ \\\\ xd", StringUtils.sanitize("hejsan $ \\ xd"));
+    }
+}
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