diff --git a/chatchart/chatchart.py b/chatchart/chatchart.py
index a150e72..1f8fb47 100644
--- a/chatchart/chatchart.py
+++ b/chatchart/chatchart.py
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ class ChatChart:
 
         for msg in history:
             if len(msg.author.name) >= 20:
-                short_name = '{}...'.format(msg.author.name[:20])
+                short_name = '{}...'.format(msg.author.name[:20]).replace("$", "\$")
             else:
-                short_name = msg.author.name
+                short_name = msg.author.name.replace("$", "\$")
             whole_name = '{}#{}'.format(short_name, msg.author.discriminator)
             if msg.author.bot:
                 pass