diff --git a/chatchart/chatchart.py b/chatchart/chatchart.py
index 0aa9749..65c9bb0 100644
--- a/chatchart/chatchart.py
+++ b/chatchart/chatchart.py
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ class Chatchart(commands.Cog):
 
         for msg in history:
             if len(msg.author.display_name) >= 20:
-                short_name = "{}...".format(msg.author.display_name[:20]).replace("$", "\$")
+                short_name = "{}...".format(msg.author.display_name[:20]).replace("$", "\\$")
             else:
-                short_name = msg.author.display_name.replace("$", "\$")
+                short_name = msg.author.display_name.replace("$", "\\$")
             whole_name = "{}#{}".format(short_name, msg.author.discriminator)
             if msg.author.bot:
                 pass