diff --git a/src/battle-log.ts b/src/battle-log.ts
index 59deb497d..5f4f4a13f 100644
--- a/src/battle-log.ts
+++ b/src/battle-log.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class BattleLog {
 
 		case 'join': case 'j': case 'leave': case 'l': {
 			const user = BattleTextParser.parseNameParts(args[1]);
-			const formattedUser = BattleLog.escapeHTML(user.group + user.name);
+			const formattedUser = user.group + user.name;
 			const isJoin = (args[0].charAt(0) === 'j');
 			if (!this.joinLeave) {
 				this.joinLeave = {