diff --git a/Plugins/ChatFilter/ChatFilter.plugin.js b/Plugins/ChatFilter/ChatFilter.plugin.js
index 77874fa7be..bfacbbf67e 100644
--- a/Plugins/ChatFilter/ChatFilter.plugin.js
+++ b/Plugins/ChatFilter/ChatFilter.plugin.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ module.exports = (_ => {
 			}
 
 			createReg (word, config) {
-				let escapedWord = config.regex ? word : BDFDB.StringUtils.htmlEscape(BDFDB.StringUtils.regEscape(word));
+				let escapedWord = config.regex ? word : BDFDB.StringUtils.regEscape(word);
 				return new RegExp(config.exact ? "^" + escapedWord + "$" : escapedWord, `${config.case ? "" : "i"}${config.exact ? "" : "g"}`);
 			}
 
@@ -609,4 +609,4 @@ module.exports = (_ => {
 			}
 		};
 	})(window.BDFDB_Global.PluginUtils.buildPlugin(config));
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();