diff --git a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/Utils.cpp b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/Utils.cpp
index 9740d76c025..23ec66effab 100644
--- a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/Utils.cpp
+++ b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/Utils.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ unsigned int StripControlCodes(char* szText, unsigned char cReplace)
     char*        szTemp = szText;
     while (*szTemp != 0)
     {
-        if (IsControlCode(*szTemp))
+        if (IsControlCode(*szTemp) && *szTemp != '\n' && *szTemp != '\t')
         {
             *szTemp = cReplace;
             ++uiReplaced;
@@ -652,4 +652,4 @@ CVector ConvertEulerRotationOrder(const CVector& a_vRotation, eEulerRotationOrde
     {
         return a_vRotation;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}