diff --git a/VPLink/Services/VirtualParadiseMessageService.cs b/VPLink/Services/VirtualParadiseMessageService.cs
index be7c784..8d61eac 100644
--- a/VPLink/Services/VirtualParadiseMessageService.cs
+++ b/VPLink/Services/VirtualParadiseMessageService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System.Drawing;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
+using Discord;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using VPLink.Common.Configuration;
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ using VPLink.Common.Data;
 using VPLink.Common.Services;
 using VpSharp;
 using VpSharp.Entities;
+using Color = System.Drawing.Color;
 using FontStyle = VpSharp.FontStyle;
+using MessageType = VpSharp.MessageType;
 
 namespace VPLink.Services;
 
@@ -45,7 +47,9 @@ internal sealed class VirtualParadiseMessageService : BackgroundService, IVirtua
 
         Color color = Color.FromArgb((int)configuration.Color);
         FontStyle style = configuration.Style;
-        return _virtualParadiseClient.SendMessageAsync(message.Author, message.Content, style, color);
+
+        string content = Format.StripMarkDown(message.Content);
+        return _virtualParadiseClient.SendMessageAsync(message.Author, content, style, color);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />