diff --git a/src/pc/discord/discord_activity.c b/src/pc/discord/discord_activity.c
index 43d49c681..510ac440e 100644
--- a/src/pc/discord/discord_activity.c
+++ b/src/pc/discord/discord_activity.c
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ void discord_activity_update(void) {
     // HACK: give the detail population more space than the Discord details can fit so it gets truncated without cutting off the largest strings
     char details[512] = { 0 };
     discord_populate_details(details, 512);
+    char* detailsNoColor = str_remove_color_codes(details);
 
-    snprintf(sCurActivity.details, 128, "%s", details);
+    snprintf(sCurActivity.details, 128, "%s", detailsNoColor);
+    free(detailsNoColor);
 
     if (!app.activities) {
         LOG_INFO("no activities");