diff --git a/Application/DefaultSettings.json b/Application/DefaultSettings.json
index b26074fb..7a6cc131 100644
--- a/Application/DefaultSettings.json
+++ b/Application/DefaultSettings.json
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@
           "Name": "zm_theater"
         },
 	{
-          "Alias": "Moom",
+          "Alias": "Moon",
           "Name": "zm_moon"
         },	
 	{
diff --git a/Application/EventParsers/BaseEventParser.cs b/Application/EventParsers/BaseEventParser.cs
index beceb7f3..3f49be57 100644
--- a/Application/EventParsers/BaseEventParser.cs
+++ b/Application/EventParsers/BaseEventParser.cs
@@ -588,11 +588,15 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application.EventParsers
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var message = matchResult.Values[Configuration.Say.GroupMapping[ParserRegex.GroupType.Message]]
-                .Replace(Configuration.LocalizeText, "")
-                .Trim();
+            var message = new string(matchResult.Values[Configuration.Say.GroupMapping[ParserRegex.GroupType.Message]]
+                .Where(c => !char.IsControl(c)).ToArray());
 
-            if (message.Length <= 0)
+            if (message.StartsWith("/"))
+            {
+                message = message[1..];
+            }
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
             {
                 return null;
             }