diff --git a/src/MarbleGame.hx b/src/MarbleGame.hx
index 3ebbd724..bafb7f9c 100644
--- a/src/MarbleGame.hx
+++ b/src/MarbleGame.hx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class MarbleGame {
 
 	static var instance:MarbleGame;
 
-	static var currentVersion = "1.7.2";
+	static var currentVersion = "1.7.3";
 
 	var world:MarbleWorld;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/ChatCtrl.hx b/src/gui/ChatCtrl.hx
index 0719f88c..43e083c3 100644
--- a/src/gui/ChatCtrl.hx
+++ b/src/gui/ChatCtrl.hx
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ class ChatCtrl extends GuiControl {
 				if (StringTools.trim(this.chatHudInput.text.text) != "") {
 					sendText = '<font color="#F29515">${StringTools.htmlEscape(Settings.highscoreName.substr(0, 20))}:</font> ${StringTools.htmlEscape(this.chatHudInput.text.text.substr(0, 150))}';
 					if (Net.isClient) {
-						NetCommands.sendChatMessage(StringTools.htmlEscape(sendText));
+						NetCommands.sendChatMessage(sendText);
 					}
 					if (Net.isHost) {
-						NetCommands.sendServerChatMessage(StringTools.htmlEscape(sendText));
+						NetCommands.sendServerChatMessage(sendText);
 					}
 				}
 				this.chatHudInput.text.text = "";
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ChatCtrl extends GuiControl {
 	}
 
 	public function addChatMessage(text:String) {
-		var realText = StringTools.htmlEscape(text);
+		var realText = text;
 		this.chats.push({
 			text: realText,
 			age: 10.0
diff --git a/src/gui/MPPlayMissionGui.hx b/src/gui/MPPlayMissionGui.hx
index 8a737015..37935077 100644
--- a/src/gui/MPPlayMissionGui.hx
+++ b/src/gui/MPPlayMissionGui.hx
@@ -435,10 +435,10 @@ class MPPlayMissionGui extends GuiImage {
 				if (StringTools.trim(chatInput.text.text) != "") {
 					var sendText = '<font color="#F29515">${StringTools.htmlEscape(Settings.highscoreName.substr(0, 20))}:</font> ${StringTools.htmlEscape(chatInput.text.text.substr(0, 100))}';
 					if (Net.isClient) {
-						NetCommands.sendChatMessage(StringTools.htmlEscape(sendText));
+						NetCommands.sendChatMessage(sendText);
 					}
 					if (Net.isHost) {
-						NetCommands.sendServerChatMessage(StringTools.htmlEscape(sendText));
+						NetCommands.sendServerChatMessage(sendText);
 					}
 				}
 				chatInput.text.text = "";
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ class MPPlayMissionGui extends GuiImage {
 	}
 
 	public static function addChatMessage(s:String) {
-		var realText = StringTools.htmlEscape(s);
+		var realText = s;
 		allChats.push(realText);
 		if (allChats.length > 100) {
 			allChats = allChats.slice(allChats.length - 100);